養養
Chinese edit
give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.) |
give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.) | ||
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trad. (養養) | 養 | 養 | |
simp. (养养) | 养 | 养 | |
alternative forms | 洋洋 |
Etymology edit
養 is a tongjia character of 恙 (yàng, “worry”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
養養
- (literary) worried; anxious
- 願言思子、中心養養。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th 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.
愿言思子、中心养养。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]