粵

領ling5養joeng5

simp领养
ling5 joeng5lǐng yǎng

English

  1. to adopt (a child, pet etc)
  2. to adopt, usually a child or a pet

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 將人哋嘅細路,孤兒,或者寵物領返嚟養

Examples

  • 佢領養咗嗰個孤兒。

    He adopted the orphan.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 如果你不能有孩子,你总能领养。

    If you can't have children, you could always adopt.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 佢結咗婚十年都冇仔女,所以領養咗一個細路仔。

    She has been married for ten years but still hasn't got a child, so she adopted one.

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

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