抱養

Chinese

		to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace; surround; cherish	give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring someone up; to raise (pig, etc.)
trad. (抱養)		抱	養
simp. (抱养)		抱	养

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàoyǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄧㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pou⁵ joeng⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phǎu-ióng / phāu-ióng / phāu-iáng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàoyǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄧㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàoyǎng
    • Wade–Giles: pao⁴-yang³
    • Yale: bàu-yǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawyeang
    • Palladius: баоян (baojan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pou⁵ joeng⁵
    • Yale: póuh yéuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁵ joeng⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: pou⁵ yêng⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯¹³ jœːŋ¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phǎu-ióng
    • Tâi-lô: phǎu-ióng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰau²² iɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phāu-ióng
    • Tâi-lô: phāu-ióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phauxiorng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰau²²⁻²¹ iɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰau³³⁻²¹ iɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰau³³⁻¹¹ iɔŋ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phāu-iáng
    • Tâi-lô: phāu-iáng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phauxiarng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰau²²⁻²¹ iaŋ⁵³/

Verb

抱養

1. to adopt (a child) to foster