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

Definição

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)

Exemplos

  • 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.

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