joeng5 zik6養殖养殖
Jyutpingjoeng5 zik6
Yaleyéuhng jihk
Definition
To breed, rear, or cultivate animals or plants.
neutralfooddaily actions
How it's used
Focuses primarily on the commercial or systematic aspect of raising animals for profit or food production. While it can apply to pets, it sounds technical and is more commonly associated with agriculture, aquaculture, or large scale operations. For keeping a pet at home, use 養 instead.
Examples
He breeds a lot of fish at his home in the New Territories.
What does this breeding farm mainly do?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this for simply keeping a pet, as it implies a process of cultivation or commercial production. Saying you are 養殖 a cat sounds like you are running a factory for cats.
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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.
