baau1 joeng5包養包养
Jyutpingbaau1 joeng5
Yalebāau yéuhng
Definition
To support someone financially or materially in exchange for a stable, long-term sexual relationship.
colloquialpeoplemoney
How it's used
Carries a strong negative connotation and is often used in gossip or to criticize someone's lifestyle choices. While the full term is used in more serious or descriptive contexts, speakers frequently shorten it to just 包 when discussing the arrangement informally. It implies a transactional relationship where financial support is exchanged for intimacy.
Examples
I heard she has been kept by a wealthy businessman for a long time.
Do you think being a sugar baby is really that easy?
Related words
Common phrases
to be kept by someone
long-term sugar baby arrangement
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with simply paying for someone's expenses, as the term specifically implies an ongoing, often clandestine, sexual or romantic arrangement. Using it to describe a parent supporting a child or a spouse providing for a partner is incorrect and would be highly offensive.
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Grammar guides
- TonesCantonese has six tones, and the tones can change in certain grammatical contexts. Learn the six tones and the rules for tone change.
- Time and datesClock time, days of the week, months, and years. The patterns you need to make plans and talk about when things happen.
- Modal verbsHow to say can, will, may, should, must, and want. The core modal verbs of Cantonese and the differences that trip up beginners.
