寄託
simp寄托gei3 tok3jì tuō
English
- to entrust (to sb)
- to place (one's hope, energy etc) in
- a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc)
- to entrust something abstract of great importance to another person or thing, such as a dream or one's feelings
- sustenance; usually refers to hobbies or commitments that give meaning to one's life; raison d'être
粵語 — Cantonese
- 將理想、情感托付喺某人某物之上
- 令到人生有意義嘅興趣或者責任
Examples
把小孩寄託給奶奶養。
Let Grandma take care of the kid.
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精神上嘅寄托
spiritual sustenance
佢將希望寄托響個仔身上。
He places all his hopes on his son.
我將一生寄託喺呢個男人身上。
I put my life in that man's hands.
佢退咗休冇咩寄托，所以就開始揾唔同嘅嘢去學下。
After retiring, he felt purposeless, so he started learning different things.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk