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培: to bank up with dirt; to cultivate

 

培 péi


: to bank up with earth
: to cultivate (lit. or fig.)
: to train (people)

Kun Reading

培う | つちかう tsuchikau

noun
: to cultivate; to foster

On Reading

バイ bai

 Usage:

培養[养] pei2iyang3: to cultivate; to breed; to foster; to nurture; to educate; to groom (for a position); education; fostering; culture (biology)
[培養 | ばいよう baiyou: cultivation; nurture; culture]
培育 pei2yu4: to train; to breed
培訓[训] pei2xun4: to cultivate; to train; to groom; training
培植 pei2zhi2: to cultivate; to train; cultivation; training
栽培 zai1pei2: to grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize
[さいばい saibai: cultivation]
家培 jia1pei2: cultivated; home grown



Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語
露地栽培 | ろじさいばい rojisaibai
: (yoji) outdoor cultivation

 Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
(tu3: earth radical 32) suggests the meaning while
(pou3: to spit out) provides the sound.



 Examples:

彼はバラを栽培している。
かれはバラをさいばいしている kare wa bara o saibai shiteiru
He is cultivating roses.

 
感情是要培養的。
gan3qing2 shi4 yao1 pei2yang3 de
Feelings (Emotions) have to be cultivated / nurtured.

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary