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2025
收養
收養
See also:
收养
Chinese
to receive; to accept; to collect
to receive; to accept; to collect; in care of (used on address line after name)
give birth; keep (pets); to support
give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.)
trad.
(
收養
)
收
養
simp.
(
收养
)
收
养
Verb
收養
to
adopt
a
child
Derived terms
收養人
/
收养人
(
shōuyǎngrén
)
被收養人
/
被收养人
(
bèishōuyǎngrén
)
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
shōuyǎng
(
Zhuyin
)
: ㄕㄡ ㄧㄤˇ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
sau
1
joeng
5
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
,
Beijing
)
+
Pinyin
:
shōuyǎng
Zhuyin
:
ㄕㄡ ㄧㄤˇ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
shouyeang
IPA
(key)
:
/ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ i̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
)
Jyutping
:
sau
1
joeng
5
Yale
:
s
ā
u yéuhng
Cantonese Pinyin
:
sau
1
joeng
5
IPA
(
key
)
:
/sɐu̯
⁵⁵
jœːŋ¹³/
Homophones
:
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收養
/
收养
修養
/
修养
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