粵

放fong3養joeng5

simp放养
fong3 joeng5fàng yǎng

English

  1. to raise (livestock or poultry) in an open environment
  2. to breed (fish, bees, silkworms etc) in a suitable environment; to culture (kelp etc)
  3. to release (a captive animal) into the wild
  4. to let pets roam freely without restraint

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指比寵物或家禽自由活動,唔限制佢哋嘅行動或活動範圍

Examples

  • 隔離藥房放養個隻貓勁黐人,任摸唔嬲。

    The cat raised in pharmacy likes to be with people. No matter how you touch it, it won’t get angry.

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

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