FEED  養活

CAUSE TO EAT NECESSARY FOOD.
GIVE FOOD TOPROVIDE (FOOD) FORCATER FORCOOK FOR.2 FEED THE BABY NURSEBREAST-FEEDSUCKLEBOTTLE-FEED
Hypernym
  • CAUSE TOMOVE in SUCH a way that THEREFORE someone or something else CHANGES.
    • MOVECHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION.
      • CHANGEEVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2.
        • EVENTREALITY that ARISES in TIME....
Hyponym
  • REAR FEED AND PROTECT ENDURINGLY so as to CAUSE TO GROW.
    • ADOPTION REAR the CHILD of ANOTHER as one's OWN, AND TREAT the CHILD of ANOTHER as one's OWN CHILD.
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word is sì 食 / 飼 which refers to any action of feeding, and the action of given someone something to drink is yìn 飲.

2. Yù 飫 is to provide abundant food or even to regale guests.

3. Xiǎng 享 / 饗 is typically to offer food for the enjoyment and appreciation of the spirits, and very often also for guests. See FEAST.

4. Xiǎng 餉 is to serve someone a good meal for enjoyment, as a ritual sign of respect.

5. Cān 餐 is to treat someone to a regular meal, hú 餬 is sometimes used to feed others with a very simple meal.

6. Shàn 膳 refers to serving an excellent meal to somebody.

7. Huàn 豢 is specifically to feed grain to pigs.

8. Mò 秣 is specifically to feed horses with grain.

9. Bǔ 哺 is specifically to feed babies.

10. Tuī 摧 refers to giving fodder to animals.

11. Yè 饁 is to carry food out for informal consumption by people working in the open air.

12. Wèi 喂 / 餵 refers to feeding animals.

黄金貴:古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006

FOOD 4. 進獻食物。

餉,有禮敬色彩。

饁,特指到田中進食於耕作者,有關愛色彩。

具,備辦食品。

膳,供應美食。

Modern Chinese Criteria
喂食

飼養

養活

喂養

哺育

哺養



管飯

豢養

rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH /

  • Novyj objasnitel'nyj Slovar' Sinonimov Russkogo Jazyka ( APRESJAN 2004) p. 1187

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    FEED

    cibare is to feed individually, as one does children.

    pascere is to feed collectively, as one does domestic animals.

  • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 313

  • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 55

  • Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the Other Italic Languages ( DE VAAN 2008) p.

Attributions by syntactic funtion

  • vtoN : 105
  • vadN : 15
  • vt(oN) : 5
  • vi : 4
  • vttoN1.+N2 : 3
  • nab : 3
  • vtt(oN1.)+N2 : 2
  • nm : 2
  • vttoN1(. N2) : 1
  • vtt N1 prep N2 : 1
  • VP N : 1
  • vttoN1.+prep+N2 : 1
  • vtt(oN1.)(+N2) : 1
  • vttoN1+.vtoN2 : 1
  • VPadN : 1
  • vt+prep+N : 1
  • VPtoN : 1
  • vttoN1(.+N2):+prep+N3 : 1

Attributions by text

  • 春秋左傳 : 47
  • 韓非子 : 18
  • 莊子 : 9
  • 史記 : 9
  • 毛詩 : 8
  • 韓詩外傳 : 7
  • 荀子 : 6
  • 論衡 : 5
  • 墨子 : 4
  • 淮南子 : 4
  • 說苑 : 3
  • 孟子 : 3
  • 呂氏春秋 : 3
  • 賢愚經 : 3
  • 戰國策 : 3
  • 禮記 : 2
  • 管子 : 2
  • 法集要頌經 : 2
  • 楚辭 : 2
  • 古列女傳 : 2
  • 搜神記 : 1
  • 穆天子傳 : 1
  • 尚書 : 1
  • 論語 : 1
  • 鹽鐵論 : 1
  • 百喻經 : 1
  • 晏子春秋 : 1

Words

  sì OC: sɢlɯs MC: zɨ
  sì MC: -- OC: -- 30 AttributionsWD

The current general word is sì 食/飼 which refers to any action of feeding, and the action of given someone something to drink is yìn 飲.

    Syntactic words
  • nabactthe giving something (poisonous) to eat
  • vt(oN)to feed (the contextually defined object)
  • vtoNgive something to eat to (a person or sometimes an animal); provide for the subsistence of
  • vtoNcausativepassive: be fed 血食 "be fed with blood"
  • vtoNreflexive.自feed (oneself)
  • vtt(oN1.)+N2feed the contextually determinate thing to the eater N2
  • vttoN1.+N2feed N1 to N2
  rǔ OC: njoʔ MC: ȵi̯o 22 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vadNfeeding; nursing (tigress) (frequent in 乳母"nurse")
  • vigive milk, feed children
  • vtoNZUO: feed the young (as tigress)
  xiǎng OC: qhaŋʔ MC: hi̯ɐŋ
  xiǎng OC: qhaŋʔ MC: hi̯ɐŋ 22 AttributionsWD

Xiǎng 享/饗 is typically to offer food for the enjoyment and appreciation of the spirits, and very often also for guests. See FEAST.

    Syntactic words
  • vtoNoffer food in a ceremonious way to someone; entertain to a banquet[IS THAT THE RIGHT SYN. GROUP SINCE THE WORD USUALLY USUALLY REFERS TO 'ENTERTAIN'; MAYBE IT SHOULD BE MOVED TO 'FEAST'][CA]
  • vtoNobject=foodfeed (drink or food)
  • vttoN1.+N2N1=recipientoffer N2 to N1DS
  yìn OC: qrɯms MC: ʔim 17 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • nabactthe giving someone something (poisonous) to drink
  • vt(oN)offer drinks to the contextually determinate N
  • vtoNgive something to drink (also to horses and dragons)
  • vtoNreflexive.自give (oneself) something to drink
  • vtt(oN1.)(+N2)ditransitive verb with contextually determinate direct and indirect objectsCH
  • vttoN1(.+N2):+prep+N3give N1 to drink the contextually determinate liquid N2 from N3DS
  • vttoN1(.+N2)N1=recipientgive somebody to drink (typically wine)DS
  • vttoN1+.vtoN2give N1 the liquid N2 to drink
  mò OC: maad MC: mʷɑt 12 AttributionsWD

Mò 秣 is specifically to feed horses with grain.

    Syntactic words
  • nmhorse-feed
  • vtoNfeed (horses) with grain
  • vtoNpassivebe fed; be supplied with (grain)
  fàn OC: bonʔ MC: bi̯ɐn 10 AttributionsWD

    Word relations
  • Object: 牛/BOVINE The current general word for bovines of any kind is niú 牛.

    Syntactic words
  • vtoNgive something to eat, feed 
  • vtt(oN1.)-vtoN2put something N2 in the mouth of a contextually determinate person (symbolically)
  gōng OC: koŋ MC: ki̯oŋ
  gōng OC: koŋ MC: ki̯oŋ 4 AttributionsWD

    Word relations

    Syntactic words
  • vtoNsupply (the needs of someone); supply superiors with necessities, deliver (goods)
  • vtoNfigurativenourish religiously through worship 供養
  dàn OC: ɡ-laamʔ MC: dɑm 4 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNcausativegive something to eat, feed (someone)(with something)
  huàn OC: ɡroons MC: ɦɣan 3 AttributionsWD

Huàn 豢 is specifically to feed grain to pigs.

    Syntactic words
  • vtoNfeed (pigs) on grain; feed; fatten
  cuī OC: sɡluul MC: dzuo̝i 2 AttributionsWD

Tuī 摧 refers to giving fodder to animals.

    Syntactic words
  • vtoNfeed with cut grain/fodder
  chú OC: skhro MC: ʈʂhi̯o 2 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNfeed with grass or hey
  wèi OC: qrols MC: ʔiɛ
  wèi OC: qros MC: ʔiɛ 2 AttributionsWD

wèi

    Word relations
  • Object: 獸/BEAST Shòu 獸 tends to refer to dangerous mammals above a certain size that are typically imagined as running (zǒu shòu 走獸), and sometimes as liable to bite.

    Syntactic words
  • vt+prep+Nfeed
  • vtoNHANSHU: feed (a tiger with meat)
  • vttoN1.+N2feed (something contextually determinate N1 to (someone or something N2)
  hú OC: ɡaa MC: ɦuo̝ 2 AttributionsWD

Cān 餐 is to treat someone to a regular meal, hú 餬 is sometimes used to feed others with a very simple meal.

    Syntactic words
  • vtoNprovide with a simple meal
  yè OC: ɢab MC: ɦiɛp 2 AttributionsWD

Yè 饁 is to carry food out for informal consumption by people working in the open air.

    Syntactic words
  • vtoNoffer food, particularly to those working in the fields
  shí sì MC: zyik OC: ɢljɯɡDS 2 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNcausativefeed; serve a meal toCH
  • vtt N1 prep N2N1=recipientgive N1 to eat N2; feed N1 with N2DS
  jù OC: ɡos MC: gi̯o 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNHANSHU: provide food for
  wèi MC: -- OC: --
  wèi OC: qros MC: ʔiɛ 1 AttributionWD

Wèi 喂/餵 refers to feeding animals.

    Syntactic words
  • vtoNHANSHU: feed (animals)
  zì OC: sɡlɯs MC: dzɨ 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNYI: have children; ZUO Cheng 11: nourish and foster other people's children
  sù OC: soɡ MC: si̯ok 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNfeed grain to (horses etc)
  zhāng OC: krlaŋ MC: ʈi̯ɐŋ 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNprovide food provisions for
  shàn OC: ɡjens MC: dʑiɛn 1 AttributionWD

Shàn 膳 refers to serving an excellent meal to somebody.

    Syntactic words
  • vtoNserve an excellent meal for
  • vttoN1.+prep+N2serve (something N1) to (somebody N2) as a delicacy敢膳諸從者
  yù OC: qas MC: ʔi̯ɤ 1 AttributionWD

Yù 飫 is to provide abundant food or even to regale guests.

    Syntactic words
  • vt(oN)regale; feed lavishly
  • vtoNto regale; feast, standing reception
育養  yù yǎng OC: luɡ laŋʔ MC: juk ji̯ɐŋ 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • VPadNfed> raised
飲食  yìn shí OC: qrɯms ɢljɯɡ MC: ʔim ʑɨk 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • VPtoNcausativefeed (oneself)
  yǒu MC: hjuwX OC: ɢʷɯʔCH 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNserve meal toCH
  yí MC: yi OC: k-lɯCH 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • nmsustenance; supportCH
  • vtoNfigurativenourish, feedCH
  fù MC: pjuH OC: paɡsCH 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoN=哺 feed (the young) with NCH
食於  sì yú MC: -- 'jo OC: -- qaCH 1 AttributionWD

    Word relations
  • Conv: 飼 / 食/FEED The current general word is sì 食/飼 which refers to any action of feeding, and the action of given someone something to drink is yìn 飲.

    Syntactic words
  • VP Npassivebe fed byCH
  bǔ OC: baas MC: buo̝ 0 AttributionsWD

Bǔ 哺 is specifically to feed babies.

    Syntactic words
  • vtoNgive babies to eat
  shí OC: ɢljiɡ MC: ʑit 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoN(make full>) provide sufficiently for
  fú OC: bɯɡ MC: buk 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNinculcate into
  rù OC: njas MC: ȵi̯ɤ 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNfeed (cattle) ????????
  bǎo OC: puuʔ MC: pɑu 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNnurture[NO CLEAR REFERENCE TO THIS; MEANING NOT RECORDED IN WANGLI: 1081][CA]
  qǐ OC: khɯʔ MC: khɨ 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNraise, breed, cause to grow up
  bǎo OC: pruuʔ MC: pɣɛu 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNfeed abundantly MO: 飽天下之飢者
  xiǎng OC: qhjaŋs MC: ɕi̯ɐŋ 0 AttributionsWD

Xiàng 餉 is to serve someone a good meal for enjoyment, as a ritual sign of .

    Syntactic words
  • vtoNcausativefeed
  bū OC: paa MC: puo̝ 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNfeed, SJ: (Empress Ly feeding a passing beggar who says he is thirsty)(give something to drink)
  cān OC: tshaan MC: tshɑn 0 AttributionsWD

Cān 餐 is to treat someone to a regular meal, hú 餬 is sometimes used to feed others with a very simple meal.

    Syntactic words
  yùn OC: ɢuns MC: ɦi̯un 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNsupply (troops) with
喂食  wèi sì MC: -- -- OC: -- --
餵食  wèi sì MC: zyik -- OC: qros -- 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • VPtoNread wèi sì: feed (also animals)
  kuì MC: gwijH OC: ɡrudsCH 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNhave a meal served forCH

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