領養
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English
- to adopt (a child, pet etc)
- to adopt, usually a child or a pet
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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