放生 [－－]

Jyutping fong3 sang1
Pinyin fàng shēng

Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）

放生 [－－]

Jyutping fong3 saang1
Pinyin fàng shēng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to set free a captive animal (in some cases, as an act of Buddhist mercy)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. set free
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    放​啲​被​人養​、​捉​嘅​動​物​返​去​郊​區​、​大海​，​唔​再​由​人​照顧
    to free an animal from captivity
    • 尋晚我放生咗屋企養嗰隻龜去郊外。
      寻晚我放生咗屋企养𠮶只龟去郊外。
      cam4 maan5 ngo5 fong3 saang1 zo2 uk1 kei2 joeng5 go2 zek3 gwai1 heoi3 gaau1 ngoi6?
      Last night I freed our pet turtle in the countryside.
  2. 動詞
    唔​追究​責任
    not to blame; to insist on accountability
    • 佢累公司冇咗幾百萬生意，你竟然放生佢？
      佢累公司冇咗几百万生意，你竟然放生佢？
      keoi5 leoi6 gung1 si1 mou5 zo2 gei2 baak3 maan6 saang1 ji3, nei5 ging2 jin4 fong3 saang1 keoi5?
      It's him who made the company suffered millions of loss. How come you don't get him held responsible?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, broadly
    to spare somebody
  2. verb
    to free captive animals
    • 捕撈作業時誤捕水生野生動物的，應當立即無條件放生。
      捕捞作业时误捕水生野生动物的，应当立即无条件放生。
      bǔ lāo zuò yè shí wù bǔ shuǐ shēng yě shēng dòng wù de ， yìng dāng lì jí wú tiáo jiàn fàng shēng ．
      [A person] who accidentally catches aquatic wildlife must unconditionally free such wildlife.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    寻晚我放生咗屋企养𠮶只龟去郊外。
    尋晚我放生咗屋企養嗰隻龜去郊外。
    cam4 maan5 ngo5 fong3 saang1 zo2 uk1 kei2 joeng5 go2 zek3 gwai1 heoi3 gaau1 ngoi6?
    • Last night I freed our pet turtle in the countryside.
  2. Cantonese
    佢累公司冇咗几百万生意，你竟然放生佢？
    佢累公司冇咗幾百萬生意，你竟然放生佢？
    keoi5 leoi6 gung1 si1 mou5 zo2 gei2 baak3 maan6 saang1 ji3, nei5 ging2 jin4 fong3 saang1 keoi5?
    • It's him who made the company suffered millions of loss. How come you don't get him held responsible?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    捕捞作业时误捕水生野生动物的，应当立即无条件放生。
    捕撈作業時誤捕水生野生動物的，應當立即無條件放生。
    bǔ lāo zuò yè shí wù bǔ shuǐ shēng yě shēng dòng wù de ， yìng dāng lì jí wú tiáo jiàn fàng shēng ．
    • [A person] who accidentally catches aquatic wildlife must unconditionally free such wildlife.