豢养 (huàn yǎng) — to raise (livestock); (figurative, pejorative) to keep (someone) dependent or subservient; to groom (as a puppet)

Definition

Literate/written verb meaning 'to raise (animals)' and, pejoratively, 'to keep someone dependent like livestock.' Rare in spoken Chinese; conveys a deliberate, often exploitative intent.

verb
to raise (livestock)(figurative, pejorative) to keep (someone) dependent or subservientto groom (as a puppet)

Examples

  • 豢养。
    Zhè ge zǔ zhī bèi zhǐ kòng huàn yǎng le yì pī wǎng luò shuǐ jūn.
    This organization was accused of grooming a group of online trolls.
  • 豢养，。
    Tā kào huàn yǎng chǒng wù wéi shēng, dàn nà xiē dòng wù shēng huó zài xiá xiǎo de lóng zi lǐ.
    He makes a living by raising pets, but those animals live in cramped cages.
  • 豢养。
    Dú cái zhě tōng guò huàn yǎng qīn xìn lái gǒng gù quán lì.
    The dictator consolidated power by keeping loyalists dependent on him.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

豢huànraise
养yǎngfeed

豢 and 养 both mean to raise or feed, together giving keep or groom.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 養; 养 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 養 uses 羊 as a sound part and 食 as a meaning part.

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