tin1 saang1 tin1 joeng5天生天養天生天养
Jyutpingtin1 saang1 tin1 joeng5
Yaletīn sāang tīn yéuhng
Definition
To grow up or be raised naturally without any active support, guidance, or interference.
colloquialpeoplenature
How it's used
Describes a situation where someone or something develops without external help, guidance, or resources. It carries a sense of rugged independence or, conversely, a lack of parental or social support. Often used to explain how someone became self-reliant or how a wild plant or animal survives without human intervention.
Examples
Nobody looked after him when he was young; he really grew up on his own.
Do you think these plants just grow by themselves without any care?
Related words
Common phrases
completely left to grow on one's own
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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.
