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撫養

撫養

See also: 抚养

Chinese

		to comfort; touch gently with hand	give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.)
trad. (撫養)		撫	養
simp. (抚养)		抚	养

Verb

撫養

to foster; to raise; to rear; to bring up

Derived terms

撫養成人／抚养成人 (fǔyǎngchéngrén)
撫養權／抚养权 (fǔyǎngquán)

撫養費／抚养费 (fǔyǎngfèi)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): fǔyǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˇ ㄧㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fu² joeng⁵
Min Nan (POJ): hú-ióng / bú-ióng / bú-iáng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: fǔyǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˇ ㄧㄤˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fuuyeang
  - IPA ^(key): /fu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fu² joeng⁵
  - Yale: fú yéuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fu² joeng⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /fuː³⁵ jœːŋ¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hú-ióng
  - Tâi-lô: hú-ióng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hwiorng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bú-ióng
  - Tâi-lô: bú-ióng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bwiorng
  - IPA (Taipei): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bú-iáng
  - Tâi-lô: bú-iáng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bwiarng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iaŋ⁵³/