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Trad. 養
- to raise (animals)
- to bring up (children)
- to keep (pets)
- to support
- to give birth
Trad. 寄養
- to place in the care of sb (a child, pet etc)
- to foster
- to board out
Trad. 餵養
- to feed (a child, domestic animal etc)
- to keep
- to raise (an animal)
Trad. 自養
- self-sustaining
- economically independent (of state aid, foreign subsidy etc)
Trad. 養活
- to provide for
- to keep (animals, a family etc)
- to raise animals
- to feed and clothe
- support
- the necessities of life
- to give birth
Trad. 養生
- to maintain good health
- to raise a child or animal
- curing (of concrete etc)
Trad. 療養
- to get well
- to heal
- to recuperate
- to convalesce
- convalescence
- to nurse
Trad. 養病
- to recuperate
- to convalesce
- to take care of one's health after illness
Trad. 養眼
- visually attractive
- eye candy
- easy on the eyes
- to protect the eyes
Trad. 養老
- to provide for the elderly (family members)
- to enjoy a life in retirement
Trad. 放養
- to raise (livestock or poultry) in an open environment
- to breed (fish, bees, silkworms etc) in a suitable environment; to culture (kelp etc)
- to release (a captive animal) into the wild
Trad. 收養
- to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc)
- to adopt (a child)
- adoption
Trad. 供養
- to make offerings to (gods or ancestors)
- Taiwan pr. [gong4yang4]
Trad. 認養
- to sponsor
- to adopt (pledge to give sb or sth one's special attention or support)
- to adopt (choose to raise a child or animal as one's own)
Trad. 豢養
- to keep (an animal)
- to look after the needs of (a person or an animal)
- (fig.) to keep (a spy, lackey etc) in one's pay
Trad. 涵養
- to cultivate (personal qualities)
- (of forests etc) to support; to provide a suitable environment for the replenishment of (natural resources: groundwater, animals, plants etc)
Trad. 給養
- provisions; supplies; victuals
- (literary) to support; to provide for; to look after
Trad. 棄養
- to abandon (a child, elderly family member, pet etc)
- (literary) (of one's parents) to pass away
Trad. 教養
- to educate; to bring up; to nurture
- upbringing; breeding; culture
Trad. 培養
- to cultivate
- to breed
- to foster
- to nurture
- to educate
- to groom (for a position)
- education
- fostering
- culture (biology)
Trad. 保養
- to take good care of (or conserve) one's health
- to keep in good repair
- to maintain
- maintenance
Trad. 養樂多
- Yakult (Japanese brand of fermented milk drink)
Trad. 童養媳
- child bride
- girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law
Trad. 滋養層
- trophoblastic layer (attaches fertilized ovum to the uterus)
- trophoderm
Trad. 彭養鷗
- Peng Yang'ou, late Qing novelist, author of Victims of Opium 黑籍冤魂[Hei1 ji2 Yuan1 hun2]
Trad. 飼養員
- zookeeper
- stockman
- breeder (of livestock, dogs or poultry etc)
Trad. 頤性養壽
- to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom)
Trad. 頤養天年
- lit. to nurture one's years (idiom)
- fig. to enjoy one's later years
Trad. 營養不良
- malnutrition
- undernourishment
- deficiency disease
- dystrophy
Trad. 姑息養奸
- to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
Trad. 薄養厚葬
- to neglect one's parents but give them a rich funeral
- hypocrisy in arranging a lavish funeral after treating one's parents meanly
Trad. 養兒防老
- (of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age
Trad. 厚養薄葬
- generous care but a thrifty funeral
- to look after one's parents generously, but not waste money on a lavish funeral
Trad. 養家糊口
- (idiom) to provide for one's family
Trad. 遵時養晦
- to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom)
Trad. 野外放養
- free-range (breeding livestock or poultry)
Trad. 養生之道
- the way of maintaining good health
Trad. 以藥養醫
- "drugs serving to nourish doctors", perceived problem in PRC medical practice
Trad. 養生送死
- to be looked after in life and given a proper burial thereafter (idiom)
Trad. 養癰貽患
- lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster
- to cherish a viper in one's bosom
Trad. 養癰遺患
- lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster
- to cherish a viper in one's bosom
Trad. 養精蓄銳
- to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push
Trad. 養老送終
- to look after one's aged parents and arrange proper burial after they die
Trad. 養虎傷身
- Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later
- to cherish a snake in one's bosom
Trad. 養虎為患
- lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity
- fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom)
Trad. 養虎遺患
- Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later
- to cherish a snake in one's bosom
Trad. 嬌生慣養
- pampered and spoiled since childhood
Trad. 修心養性
- to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
Trad. 馴養繁殖
- domestication and breeding
- captive breeding
Trad. 童養媳婦
- child bride
- girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law
Trad. 高薪養廉
- policy of high pay to discourage corruption
Trad. 韜光養晦
- to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom)
- to hide one's light under a bushel
Trad. 馴養繁殖場
- captive breeding facility; breeding farm
Trad. 養老金雙軌制
- dual pension scheme (PRC)
Trad. 水淺養不住大魚
- lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom)
- fig. ambitious, talented people cannot reach their full potential in a small organization
Trad. 養兵千日，用兵一時
- lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
Trad. 養兵千日，用在一時
- see 養兵千日，用兵一時|养兵千日，用兵一时[yang3 bing1 qian1 ri4 , yong4 bing1 yi1 shi2]
Trad. 養兵千日，用在一朝
- lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)
- fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
Trad. 杜興氏肌肉營養不良症
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy