giáo dưỡng

See also: giáo đường

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 教養, composed of 教 (“to teach”) and 養 (“to nurture”), Japanese 教養 (kyōyō).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːw˧˦ zɨəŋ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːw˨˩˦ jɨəŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaːw˦˥ jɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

giáo dưỡng

  1. to teach and bring up (students)
  2. to care for and educate (juvenile offenders in a designated facility); to reform
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