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Jyutping gaau3 faa3
Pinyin jiào huà

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to enlighten
  2. to civilize
  3. to indoctrinate
  4. to train (an animal)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    教導​並且​啓​發​,​令人​擺脱​錯​嘅​觀​念
    to enlighten by education
    • 神父希望用愛去教化呢啲無知嘅少年。
      神父希望用爱去教化呢啲无知嘅少年。
      san4 fu6 hei1 mong6 jung6 ngoi3 heoi3 gaau3 faa3 ni1 di1 mou4 zi1 ge3 siu2 nin4.
      The priest hopes that he can enlighten the ignorant teenagers with love.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to educate; to teach good manners; to civilize; to enlighten by education; to shape the mind through education
    (syn.) 陶冶
  2. noun
    enlightenment; civilisation; education
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    为享受和生命激活而读书,和为知识和教化而读书,是两码事。
    為享受和生命激活而讀書,和為知識和教化而讀書,是兩碼事。
    wèi xiǎng shòu hé shēng mìng jī huó ér dú shū , hé wèi zhī shi hé jiào huà ér dú shū , shì liǎng mǎ shì 。
    • There's a big difference between reading for pleasure and stimulation and reading for knowledge and education.
  2. Mandarin
    欧洲人试着去教化部落的人
    歐洲人試着去教化部落的人
    ōu zhōu rén shì zhe qù jiào huà bù luò de rén
    • Europeans tried to civilize the tribe.
    • Europeans tried to civilise the tribe.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    点化、教化
    點化、教化
    • to illuminate, to educate
  2. Cantonese
    社教化嘅媒介通常包括家庭、朋辈、学校、传媒等等。
    社教化嘅媒介通常包括家庭、朋輩、學校、傳媒等等。
    se5 gaau3 faa3 ge3 mui4 gaai3 tung1 soeng4 baau1 kut3 gaa1 ting4, pang4 bui3, hok6 haau6, cyun4 mui4 dang2 dang2.
    • Socialisation agents usually include families, peers, schools, mass media and so on.
  3. Cantonese
    神父希望用爱去教化呢啲无知嘅少年。
    神父希望用愛去教化呢啲無知嘅少年。
    san4 fu6 hei1 mong6 jung6 ngoi3 heoi3 gaau3 faa3 ni1 di1 mou4 zi1 ge3 siu2 nin4.
    • The priest hopes that he can enlighten the ignorant teenagers with love.