zo6 joeng5助養助养
Jyutpingzo6 joeng5
Yalejoh yéuhng
Definition
To sponsor or support a child in poverty by providing financial aid.
neutralpeoplemoney
How it's used
Focuses specifically on long term financial support for children in need, often through charitable organizations. It carries a sense of personal commitment and responsibility rather than just a one off donation. The term is almost exclusively used in the context of international or regional child sponsorship programs.
Examples
He sponsors a child every month.
Which country's child are you thinking of sponsoring?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 領養, which means to legally adopt a child into your own family. 助養 implies supporting them from a distance, whereas 領養 involves bringing them home as your own.
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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.
