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棄養

简弃养 · 繁棄養

Mandarin · pinyin qì yǎng

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4–3 · qi4 yang3

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hei3 joeng5

Cantonese word readings for 棄養. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(literary, euphemistic, of one's parents) to pass away (and are thus no longer cared for by their children)
to abandon and no longer look after (children, parents, pets)