粵

棄hei3養joeng5

simp弃养
hei3 joeng5qì yǎng

English

  1. to abandon (a child, elderly family member, pet etc)
  2. to give up raising
  3. (literary) (of one's parents) to pass away
  4. to abandon a pet or child

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 將寵物或兒童棄置,唔再養佢

Examples

  • 啲兔仔咁得意,點解要棄養?

    Rabbits are so cute, why would anyone abandon them?

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

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