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寄養

寄養

See also: 寄养

Chinese

		lodge at; to mail; to send lodge at; to mail; to send; to entrust; to depend	give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.)
trad. (寄養)		寄	養
simp. (寄养)		寄	养

Verb

寄養

to place in the care of someone (a child, animal, etc.); to foster; to place in foster care
寄養家庭 / 寄养家庭 ― jìyǎng jiātíng ― foster family

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jìyǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄧㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei³ joeng⁵
Min Nan (POJ): kì-iáng / kì-ióng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jìyǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄧㄤˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihyeang
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ i̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei³ joeng⁵
  - Yale: gei yéuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei³ joeng⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /kei̯³³ jœːŋ¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kì-iáng / kì-ióng
  - Tâi-lô: kì-iáng / kì-ióng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kieiarng, kieiorng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki²¹⁻⁵³ iaŋ⁵³/, /ki²¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iaŋ⁵⁵⁴/, /ki⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki²¹⁻⁵³ iaŋ⁵³/, /ki²¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ki¹¹⁻⁵³ iaŋ⁵³/, /ki¹¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki²¹⁻⁴¹ iaŋ⁴¹/, /ki²¹⁻⁴¹ iɔŋ⁴¹/