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粵語辭叢

joeng5included in 2 dictionaries
joeng6included in 1 dictionaries
joeng2included in 1 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongCharacter
Jyutping:
joeng5
01

#照顧#撫育 (to raise; to keep; to grow)

動詞

Examples

我屋企養咗隻狗。

ngo5 uk1 kei2 joeng5 zo2 zek3 gau2.

I'm keeping a dog at home.

02

形成而且保持 (to form; to acquire; to cultivate)

Examples

養成好習慣

joeng5 sing4 hou2 zaap6 gwaan3

to form a good habit

03

#治療#調養;令身體變好 (to cure; to take care of the body)

Examples

#養顏

joeng5 ngaan4

to nourish facial skin; to improve one's skin by nourishing

維基辭典YueCharacter
Jyutping:
joeng5Original phonetic: /jœːŋ²²/
joeng6
01

to raise; to rear

Examples

養豬

to raise pigs

養狗

to raise or nurture a pet dog

02

to support; to provide for; to bring up

Examples

養家

to support a family

他是奶奶養大的。

He was raised by his grandma.

佢父母仲有收入,唔使佢養。

His parents still have income and don't need to be provided for by him.

03

to give birth to

Examples

養小人

To give birth to a child

04

to rest; to convalesce

Examples

養病

to convalesce

養肝明目

to nourish the liver and improve vision

把豬也還與王家,再折些須銀子給他養那打壞了的腿。

05

to maintain

Examples

養路

to maintain a road or railway

06

to cultivate; to form

Examples

要養成每天運動的習慣

One needs to cultivate the habit of exercising daily.

07

to let one's hair grow

08

to support; to help

Examples

以農養工

to use agriculture to support industries

09

foster; adoptive

Examples

養父母

foster parents

10

accomplishment; cultivation

Examples

素養

accomplishment

11

81st tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "fostering" (𝍖)

12

(telegraphy) the twenty-second day of a month

13

to support and provide for (parents or elder relatives)