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養生

简养生 · 繁養生

Mandarin · pinyin yǎng shēng

to maintain good health
to raise a child or animal
curing (of concrete etc)

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養: yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
养: yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support

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3–1 · yang3 sheng1

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joeng5 sang1

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

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verb

to care for life; to conserve one's vital powers; to preserve one's health; to keep in good health
to raise domestic animals

verb

(literal, archaic) to care for the living (especially one's parents)

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