哺育

• 병음: bǔ yù
• 한자 분석: 哺 = 口 (mouth) + 甫 (begin), meaning to feed; 育 = 月 (flesh/body) + 子 variant, meaning to raise

뜻

양육하다; (문어/비유) 길러내다, 보살피다.

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.

예문

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。

사용 가이드

맥락: parenting, education, cultural, poetic

어조: warm

올바른 표현

• 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.)

피해야 할 표현

• 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)

기원과 역사

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

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal