放生
fong3 saang1fàng shēng
English
- to set free a captive animal (in some cases, as an act of Buddhist mercy)
- set free
- to free an animal from captivity
- not to blame; to insist on accountability
粵語 — Cantonese
- 放啲被人養、捉嘅動物返去郊區、大海，唔再由人照顧
- 唔追究責任
Examples
尋晚我放生咗屋企養嗰隻龜去郊外。
Last night I freed our pet turtle in the countryside. ----
佢累公司冇咗幾百萬生意，你竟然放生佢？
It's him who made the company suffered millions of loss. How come you don't get him held responsible?
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk