dưỡng lão
Pronunciation
Northern
/zɨəʔəŋ˧˥ laʔaw˧˥/
Central
/jɨəŋ˧˩˨ laːw˧˩˨/
Southern
/jɨəŋ˨˩˦ laːw˨˩˦/
Listen
care for the elderly
Verb
care for the elderly
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Verb
care for the elderly Health, Diet & Medical Care
To provide support and regular care for people who are in their old age.
vi Cô ấy dành thời gian để dưỡng lão cho ông bà.
en She spends time caring for her elderly grandparents.
Parts
dưỡng / lão / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 養老 …
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Parts
dưỡng / lão / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 養老 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 養老
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
養老
Candidates by syllable
dưỡng
養
lão
老
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
viện dưỡng lão / điều dưỡng / dưỡng chất / điều dưỡng viên …
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Use
viện dưỡng lão / điều dưỡng / dưỡng chất / điều dưỡng viên …