粵

供gung1養joeng5

simp供养
gung1 joeng5gōng yǎnggòng yǎng

English

  1. to supply
  2. to make offerings to (gods or ancestors)
  3. to provide for one's elders
  4. Taiwan pr. [gong4yang4]
  5. to support one's parents
  6. to provide for someone materially; to support someone financially

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 物質上支持一個人,通常指家人或者受人捐助嘅教士,廟祝或者活神

Examples

  • 他要供养他的妈妈和妹妹。

    He has to support his mother and his sister.

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  • 成條村都有份供養個盲眼神婆。

    The whole village provide necessities for the blind priestess.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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