ho1 wu6呵護呵护
Jyutpingho1 wu6
Yalehō wuh
Definition
To care for, love, and protect someone or something with devotion.
neutralpeoplehealth
How it's used
This term carries a gentle, tender connotation often associated with nurturing or delicate maintenance. It is frequently applied to the way parents look after children or how one maintains sensitive things like skin or fragile items. Unlike general words for taking care of someone, it implies a sense of warmth and protective affection.
Examples
She cares for this child with all her heart.
How do you usually take care of your skin?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use this for general tasks like looking after a house or managing a project, as it specifically requires a sense of emotional warmth or physical delicacy. It is not interchangeable with 照顧 when the context is purely functional or administrative.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
