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贍養

贍養

See also: 赡养

Chinese

		to support; provide for	give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.)
trad. (贍養)		贍	養
simp. (赡养)		赡	养

Verb

贍養

to provide support for (usually one's parents); to support; to provide for

Derived terms

贍養費／赡养费 (shànyǎngfèi)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shànyǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄢˋ ㄧㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin⁶ joeng⁵, sim⁶ joeng⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shànyǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄢˋ ㄧㄤˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shannyeang
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂa̠n⁵¹ i̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin⁶ joeng⁵, sim⁶ joeng⁵
  - Yale: sihn yéuhng, sihm yéuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin⁶ joeng⁵, sim⁶ joeng⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /siːn²² jœːŋ¹³/, /siːm²² jœːŋ¹³/