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撫養成人

fu2 joeng5 sing4 jan4

fu3 yang3 cheng2 ren2

to bring up (a child)

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

撫養成人

This word was added by bybell on 15th Apr 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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撫 fu2 mu2 fu3 - [1] [v] stroke; touch [2] [v] soothe; console;
養 joeng5 joeng6 yang3 {yang4} - grow; raise; rear; bring up
成 sing4 seng4 cheng2 - completed; finished; fixed
人 jan4 jan4*2 ren2 - person

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