養養

Chinese

		give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring someone up; to raise (pig, etc.)	give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring someone up; to raise (pig, etc.)
trad. (養養)		養	養
simp. (养养)		养	养
alternative forms		洋洋

Etymology

養 is a tongjia character of 恙 (yàng, “worry”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎngyǎng, yàngyàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄤˇ, ㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄤˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎngyǎng [Phonetic: yángyǎng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎngyǎng
    • Wade–Giles: yang³-yang³
    • Yale: yǎng-yǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeangyeang
    • Palladius: янъян (janʺjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yàngyàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yàngyàng
    • Wade–Giles: yang⁴-yang⁴
    • Yale: yàng-yàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanqyanq
    • Palladius: янъян (janʺjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑŋ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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Adjective

養養

1. (literary) worried; anxious

   • 願言思子、中心養養。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     愿言思子、中心养养。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Yuàn yán sī zǐ, zhōngxīn yǎngyǎng. [Pinyin]

     I think longingly of them,
     And my heart is tossed about in uncertainty.