wai3 zi6餵飼喂饲
Jyutpingwai3 zi6
Yalewai jih
Definition
To feed animals.
neutralanimalsdaily actions
How it's used
While 餵飼 is the formal term often seen on government signage or in official notices, it sounds quite stiff in casual conversation. Most people prefer using the simpler verb 餵 when talking about feeding pets or animals in daily life. Using 餵飼 in a relaxed setting might sound like you are reading a formal regulation aloud.
Examples
The park has a sign saying not to feed the birds.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse 餵飼 with 餵食, but 餵食 is typically used for feeding humans, such as feeding a baby or a patient, rather than animals.
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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.
