餵 (wai3) — feed; raise; keep in Cantonese
wai˗₃餵简 喂
Mandarin Pinyin: wei4
Meaning of 餵
nounfeed; raise; keep
Example Sentences with 餵
naaiˏ₅奶maaˉ¹媽wai˗₃餵naai5.奶。
The wet nurse feeds the baby.
dingˍ₆定haiˍ₆係wai˗₃餵naaiˏ₅奶？
Or is it feeding the milk?
maaˏ₅馬fuˉ¹伕wai˗₃餵maaˏ₅馬
The groom feeds the horse.
wai˗₃餵naaiˏ₅奶hauˍ₆後jiu˗₃要sou˗₃掃fung1,風，minˏ₅免saangˉ¹生zik1.積。
Burp after feeding to prevent colic.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日wai˗₃餵louˊ²老fuˊ²虎gei1.機。
He/She is always feeding the slot machines.
Words Containing 餵
餵人奶wai3 jan4 naai5
breastfeed; breastfeeding
餵老虎機wai3 lou5 fu2 gei1
to insert coins into a parking meter
餵老虎（機）wai3 lou5 fu2（ gei1）
to insert coins into a parking meter [written and colloquial]
餵狗wai3 gau2
to feed dogs
餵飼wai3 zi6
to feed
餵飽wai3 baau2
to satisfy one's hunger; to satisfy someone's sexual appetite [colloquial]
餵奶wai3 naai5
to feed babies with milk
跪地餵豬乸gwai6 dei6 wai3 zyu1 naa2
to humble oneself for money (lit., "to kneel on the ground and feed a sow...all because of money")
餵食wai3 sik6
feed
大蝦細俾屎餵daai6 haa1 sai3 bei2 si2 wai3
a phrase used to bullies (in particular those who pick up those smaller or weaker than them) to get lost [colloquial]
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