gei3 joeng5寄養寄养
Jyutpinggei3 joeng5
Yalegei yéuhng
Definition
To entrust a child or a pet to someone else's care, such as foster care or temporary pet sitting.
neutralfamilyanimals
How it's used
This term carries a formal tone that is more common in written reports or social work contexts than in casual conversation. When speaking informally about leaving a pet with someone, people often prefer using phrases like 擺喺人哋度照顧 or 搵人幫手睇住.
Examples
He left his cat in the care of a friend's house.
Where are you planning to entrust your child to be raised?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with adoption, which is 領養. 寄養 implies a temporary arrangement where the original guardian retains responsibility, whereas 領養 implies a permanent transfer of parental or ownership rights.
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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.
