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養生

養生

See also: 养生

Chinese

		give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.)	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
trad. (養生)		養	生
simp. (养生)		养	生

Verb

養生

to care for life; to conserve one's vital powers; to preserve one's health; to keep in good health

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yǎngshēng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁵ sang¹
Min Nan (POJ): ióng-sng / ióng-seng / iáng-seng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǎngshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeangsheng
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: joeng⁵ sang¹
  - Yale: yéuhng sāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁵ sang¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ¹³ sɐŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ióng-sng
  - Tâi-lô: ióng-sng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iofngsngf
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sŋ̍³³/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ióng-seng
  - Tâi-lô: ióng-sing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iofngsefng
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iáng-seng
  - Tâi-lô: iáng-sing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iafngsefng
  - IPA (Taipei): /iaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iaŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/