gaau3 joeng5教養教养
Jyutpinggaau3 joeng5
Yalegaau yéuhng
Definition
Upbringing, education, and cultivation of moral character and good manners.
- upbringing; the process of educating and raising one's children
- breeding; cultivation of moral character, culture, and manners
neutralpeoplefamily
How it's used
Focuses heavily on the behavioral aspect of a person rather than just formal schooling. When used to describe a person, it often implies a sense of social etiquette and moral refinement rather than academic knowledge. Using it to describe someone as lacking it is a strong social critique of their character.
Examples
His family raised him very well.
This person has no manners at all, it is really embarrassing.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 教育, which refers to the formal process of schooling or teaching. While 教育 is about the system or the act of teaching, 教養 is about the result of upbringing reflected in one's personal conduct.
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
