粵

過gwo3繼gai3

simp过继
gwo3 gai3guò jì

English

  1. to adopt
  2. to adopt a child of a sibling or a cousin
  3. to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)
  4. relative; to let one's child be adopted by a sibling or a cousin
  5. relative
  6. to adopt a child from relatives

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 本身無子而收養家族親屬或其他人為子女

Examples

  • 我阿媽好細個已經過繼咗俾個遠房親戚做女,所以我係有兩個婆婆。

    My mother was adopted by a distant relative in her childhood, so I have two grannies.

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

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