gwo3 gai3過繼过继

Jyutpinggwo3 gai3

Yalegwo gai

動詞

Definition

To adopt a child from relatives or others, typically when one has no biological children.

neutralfamilypeople

How it's used

Refers specifically to the traditional practice of taking a child from within the extended family or clan to continue a family line. It carries a formal or historical weight compared to the modern and general term 收養. It is rarely used in casual conversation today unless discussing family history or genealogy.

Examples

keoi5佢sai3細go3個go2嗰zan6陣gwo3過gai3繼zo2咗bei2俾can1親cik1戚joeng5養。

He was adopted by a relative when he was small.

nei5你zi1知m4唔zi1知keoi5佢hai6係gwo3過gai3繼faan1返lai4嚟㗎？

Do you know that he was adopted from a relative?

Common phrases

gwo3過gai3繼bei2俾jan4人

to be adopted by someone

gwo3過gai3繼zi2子neoi5女

adopted child from a relative

Common mistake

Do not use this for general adoption of a child from an orphanage or a non-relative. Use 收養 for the general act of adopting a child regardless of family ties.