寄托
gei3 tok3jì tuōinferred
English
- 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
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: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk