哺育

• 拼音: bǔ yù
• 汉字拆解: 哺 = 口 (mouth) + 甫 (begin), meaning to feed; 育 = 月 (flesh/body) + 子 variant, meaning to raise

含义

To nurture; to raise; to nurse. Feeding and caring for offspring, or metaphorically cultivating talent or generations.

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.

例句

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。

用法指南

语境: parenting, education, cultural, poetic

语气: warm

正确说法

• 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.)

错误说法

• 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)

起源与历史

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

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal