粵

教gaau3養joeng5

simp教养
gaau3 joeng5jiào yǎng

English

  1. to educate; to bring up; to nurture
  2. upbringing; breeding; culture
  3. upbringing; education

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 教育、培養子女嘅過程;文化同品德嘅修養

Examples

  • 他是个有教养的人。

    He is a learned man.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 虽说是高学历,也未必就有教养。

    A good education doesn't imply a good upbringing.

    Tatoeba · fenfang557 CC BY

  • 在教養上,他們可以說是和野蠻人差不多。

    In culture, they are on the same plane as savages.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 呢個人一啲教養都冇!

    This man is ill-bred!

  • 從阿思啲言行舉止就知佢係一個有教養嘅人。

    You would know Ah-sze is well-bred person from her speech and behaviour.

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

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