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投餵

简投喂 · 繁投餵

Mandarin · pinyin tóu wèi

to feed (an animal)

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投: tóu · throw, cast, fling, pitch; jump
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喂: wèi · interjection to call attention

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2–4 · tou2 wei4

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verb

to feed (e.g. animals in the zoo, birds near a lake, etc.)
(figurative, neologism, slang) to donate (e.g. to a streamer); to give a tip to; to reward
(figurative, neologism, derogatory) to feed (e.g. information, to someone undeserving of respect)

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