粵

贍sim6養joeng5

simp赡养
sim6 joeng5sin6 joeng5shàn yǎng

English

  1. to support
  2. to provide support for
  3. to maintain
  4. to support one's living

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 供養;向某人供給衣食財物,支持生計

Examples

  • 湯姆有家屬需要贍養。

    Tom has dependents.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 等父母老了,我会赡养他们。

    When my parents get old, I will support them.

    Tatoeba · murr CC BY

  • 贍養費

    alimony

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

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