領養 [领养]

Jyutping ling5 joeng5
Pinyin lǐng yǎng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to adopt (a child); adoption
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    將人​哋​嘅​細​路​，​孤兒​，​或者​寵物​領返​嚟​養
    to adopt, usually a child or a pet
    • 佢結咗婚十年都冇仔女，所以領養咗一個細路仔。
      佢结咗婚十年都冇仔女，所以领养咗一个细路仔。
      keoi5 git3 zo2 fan1 sap6 nin4 dou1 mou5 zai2 neoi2, so2 ji5 ling5 joeng5 zo2 jat1 go3 sai3 lou6 zai2.
      She has been married for ten years but still hasn't got a child, so she adopted one.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to adopt (a child)
  2. noun
    adoption
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #2672
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    如果你不能有孩子，你总能领养。
    如果你不能有孩子，你總能領養。
    rú guǒ nǐ bù néng yǒu hái zi ， nǐ zǒng néng lǐng yǎng 。
    • If you can't have children, you could always adopt.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢领养咗𠮶个孤儿。
    佢領養咗嗰個孤兒。
    keoi5 ling5 joeng5 zo2 go2 go3 gu1 ji4 。
    • He adopted the orphan.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    领养代替购买。
    領養代替購買。
    ling2 joeng5 doi6 tai3 kau3 maai5.
    • Adopting instead of buying a pet.
  2. Cantonese
    佢结咗婚十年都冇仔女，所以领养咗一个细路仔。
    佢結咗婚十年都冇仔女，所以領養咗一個細路仔。
    keoi5 git3 zo2 fan1 sap6 nin4 dou1 mou5 zai2 neoi2, so2 ji5 ling5 joeng5 zo2 jat1 go3 sai3 lou6 zai2.
    • She has been married for ten years but still hasn't got a child, so she adopted one.