湊大 [凑－]

Jyutping cau3 daai6
Pinyin còu dà

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    照顧​細路​或者​寵​物​嘅​生活​，​直至​佢​長​大
    to raise a child or a pet
    • 我湊大個仔好辛苦㗎。
      我凑大个仔好辛苦㗎。
      ngo5 cau3 daai6 go3 zai2 hou2 san1 fu2 gaa3.
      It was tough raising my son.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 帶大 – 带大
  2. 養大 – 养大
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你真系想一个人凑大呢班细路呀？
    你真係想一個人湊大呢班細路呀？
    nei5 zan1 hai6 soeng2 jat1 go3 jan4 cau3 daai6 nei4 baan1 sai3 lou6 aa3 ？
    • Do you really want to raise these children by yourself?
  2. Cantonese
    佢一个人凑大三个细路。
    佢一個人湊大三個細路。
    keoi5 jat1 go3 jan4 cau3 daai6 saam1 go3 sai3 lou6 。
    • He reared three children by himself.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    想当年，你阿妈含辛茹苦凑大你。
    想當年，你阿媽含辛茹苦湊大你。
    soeng2 dong1 nin4, nei5 aa3 maa1 ham4 san1 jyu4 fu2 cau3 daai6 nei5.
    • In the past, your mother bore all the hardship and raised you.
  2. Cantonese
    我凑大个仔好辛苦㗎。
    我湊大個仔好辛苦㗎。
    ngo5 cau3 daai6 go3 zai2 hou2 san1 fu2 gaa3.
    • It was tough raising my son.
  3. Cantonese
    佢做咗十七年人，先知原来佢生父一早死咗；佢系俾养父母凑大嘅。
    佢做咗十七年人，先知原來佢生父一早死咗；佢係俾養父母湊大嘅。
    keoi5 zou6 zo2 sap6 cat1 nin4 jan4, sin1 zi1 jyun4 loi4 keoi5 sang1 fu6 jat1 zou2 sei2 zo2; keoi5 hai6 bei2 joeng5 fu6 mou5 cau3 daai6 ge3.
    • 他活了十七年，才知道他的生父原來一早死了；他是養父母養大的。
    • Not until he was seventeen did he realise that his biological father had died long ago and that he was raised by his foster parents.
  4. Cantonese
    凑大
    湊大
    cau3 daai6
    • to nurture one since his or her childhood
  5. Cantonese
    隔篱屋个寡母婆一个人凑大五个仔女。
    隔籬屋個寡母婆一個人湊大五個仔女。
    gaak3 lei4 uk1 go3 gwaa2 mou5 po2 jat1 go3 jan4 cau3 daai6 ng5 go3 zai2 neoi2.
    • The widow living next door raised her five children on her own.