補養

Chinese

		to repair; to patch; to mend to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement	give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring someone up; to raise (pig, etc.)
trad. (補養)		補	養
simp. (补养)		补	养

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǔyǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˇ ㄧㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² joeng⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pó͘-ióng / pó͘-iáng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǔyǎng [Phonetic: búyǎng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˇ ㄧㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǔyǎng
    • Wade–Giles: pu³-yang³
    • Yale: bǔ-yǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buuyeang
    • Palladius: буян (bujan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 哺養／哺养 補養／补养

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: bou² joeng⁵
    • Yale: bóu yéuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou² joeng⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou² yêng⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ jœːŋ¹³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 保養／保养 補養／补养

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó͘-ióng
    • Tâi-lô: póo-ióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pofiorng
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /pɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó͘-iáng
    • Tâi-lô: póo-iáng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pofiarng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iaŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iaŋ⁴¹/

Verb

補養

1. to take a tonic or nourishing food to build up one's health; to build up the strength

Synonyms

• 補／补 (bǔ)