哺育

• ピンイン: bǔ yù
• 漢字の分解: 哺 = 口 (mouth) + 甫 (begin), meaning to feed; 育 = 月 (flesh/body) + 子 variant, meaning to raise

意味

（子や世代・人材を）養い育てる／育む

Originally refers to breastfeeding or feeding young, but extends metaphorically to describe the nurturing of people, culture, or civilization. Often used poetically to describe how a motherland, river, or institution has nurtured generations. More literary than 养育.

例文

1. 母亲含辛茹苦地哺育了五个孩子。
2. 黄河哺育了华夏文明，是中华民族的母亲河。
3. 这所学校哺育了无数杰出的科学家和艺术家。

使い方ガイド

場面: parenting, education, cultural, poetic

トーン: warm

正しい言い方

• 这片土地哺育了一代又一代人。(This land has nurtured generation after generation.)
• 感谢母校的哺育之恩。(Thank you for our alma mater's nurturing grace.)

避ける言い方

• 我在哺育我的猫。(For pets, use 养 or 喂 — 哺育 implies the deep bond of raising offspring or has poetic/cultural connotations)

起源と歴史

哺 (to feed, chew food for young) + 育 (to raise, nurture). The character 哺 contains 口 (mouth), reflecting the original meaning of feeding.

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal