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馴養

馴養

See also: 驯养

Chinese

		attain gradually; tame	give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.)
trad. (馴養)		馴	養
simp. (驯养)		驯	养

Verb

馴養

to domesticate, to raise and train (of animals)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xùnyǎng, xúnyǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄧㄤˇ, ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄧㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seon⁴ joeng⁵
Min Nan (POJ): sûn-ióng / sûn-iáng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: xùnyǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄧㄤˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiunnyeang
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕyn⁵¹ i̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: xúnyǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄧㄤˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyunyeang
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕyn³⁵ i̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: seon⁴ joeng⁵
  - Yale: sèuhn yéuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soen⁴ joeng⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /sɵn²¹ jœːŋ¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sûn-ióng
  - Tâi-lô: sûn-ióng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sun'iorng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sun²⁴⁻²² iɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sun²⁴⁻²² iɔŋ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sûn-iáng
  - Tâi-lô: sûn-iáng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sun'iarng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sun¹³⁻²² iaŋ⁵³/