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豢養

简豢养 · 繁豢養

Mandarin · pinyin huàn yǎng

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

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豢: huàn · domestic animals; feed, raise
養: yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support
养: yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support

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4–3 · huan4 yang3

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verb

(literally) to feed; to raise; to rear (livestock)
(figuratively) to keep (a spy, lackey, etc.) in one's pay

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