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Jyutping zo6 zoeng2
Pinyin zhù zhǎng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to encourage
  2. to foster
  3. to foment
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    幫助​唔​好​嘅​嘢​發​展​、​成長
    to foster something bad
    • 助長歪風
      助长歪风
      zo6 zoeng2 waai1 fung1
      to contribute to the unhealthy trend
    • 切勿助長行乞。
      切勿助长行乞。
      cit3 mat6 zo6 zoeng2 hang4 hat1.
      Please do not encourage street begging.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to encourage growth; to foster; to contribute to a development; to drive
  2. verb, derogatory
    to induce; to impel; to encourage; to provoke; to foment; to abet
    (syn.) 簸弄, 誘使, 唆使, 拖逗, 嗾使, 主使, 扇动, 挑唆, 縱踴, 挑拨, 怂恿, 拢怂, 鼓惑, 引誘, 煽動, 指使, 反間, 挑釁, 離間, 攛掇, 挑動, 纵踊, 搬弄, 使唆, 使使, 煽惑, 拨弄, 煽动, 慫恿, 引逗, 撺掇, 撥弄, 挑动, 纵臾, 反间, 鼓動, 勾引, 挑起, 教唆, 离间, 引诱, 縱臾, 诱使, 攏慫, 撮弄, 挑撥, 扇動, 鼓动, 挑衅
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    拔苗助长
    拔苗助長
    bat6 miu4 zo6 zoeng2
    • literally: to try to help the shoots grow by pulling them upward
  2. Cantonese
    助长歪风
    助長歪風
    zo6 zoeng2 waai1 fung1
    • to contribute to the unhealthy trend
  3. Cantonese
    切勿助长行乞。
    切勿助長行乞。
    cit3 mat6 zo6 zoeng2 hang4 hat1.
    • Please do not encourage street begging.
  4. Cantonese
    幼稚园就要学hippopotamus呢啲生字,简直就系揠苗助长!
    幼稚園就要學hippopotamus呢啲生字,簡直就係揠苗助長!
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Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    他为筹措实现政治野心所需的资金,以各种名义助长赚钱生意,专事营私舞弊行为,带头向朝鲜社会散播了安逸松懈、无纪律的毒素。
    他為籌措實現政治野心所需的資金,以各種名義助長賺錢生意,專事營私舞弊行為,帶頭向朝鮮社會散播了安逸鬆懈、無紀律的毒素。
    tā wèi chóu cuò shí xiàn zhèng zhì yě xīn suǒ xū de zī jīn , yǐ gè zhǒng míng yì zhù zhǎng zhuàn qián shēng yi , zhuān shì yíng sī wǔ bì xíng wéi , dài tóu xiàng cháo xiǎn shè huì sàn bō le ān yì sōng xiè , wú jì lǜ de dú sù .
    • Jang encouraged money-making under various pretexts to secure funds necessary for gratifying his political greed and was engrossed in irregularities and corruption. He thus took the lead in spreading indolent, careless and undisciplined virus in our society.