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修養

修養

See also: 修养

Chinese

		to decorate; to embellish; to repair to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to study; to write; to cultivate	give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.)
trad. (修養)		修	養
simp. (修养)		修	养

Noun

修養

accomplishment; mastery; training

若細想，原來情感既是天意也是修養。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]

若细想，原来情感既是天意也是修养。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

Joek⁶ sai³ soeng², jyun⁴ loi⁴ cing⁴ gam² gei³ si⁶ tin¹ ji³ jaa⁵ si⁶sau¹ joeng⁵. [Jyutping]

If one thinks deeply, [one would discover that] feelings are both a destiny and an accomplishment.

(Source: )
self-cultivation; self-improvement

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiūyǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡㄧㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau¹ joeng⁵
Min Nan (POJ): siu-ióng / siu-iáng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xiūyǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡㄧㄤˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiouyeang
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ i̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    休養／休养
    修養／修养
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: sau¹ joeng⁵
  - Yale: sāu yéuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau¹ joeng⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯⁵⁵ jœːŋ¹³/
  - Homophones:
    
    ^edit
    ^edit
    收養／收养
    修養／修养
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siu-ióng
  - Tâi-lô: siu-ióng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siuiorng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiu⁴⁴⁻²² iɔŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiu³³ iɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiu⁴⁴⁻³³ iɔŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiu⁴⁴⁻³³ iɔŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siu-iáng
  - Tâi-lô: siu-iáng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siuiarng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiu⁴⁴⁻²² iaŋ⁵³/