Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom) / fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom
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to raise bees
beekeeper / apiculturist
beekeeping / apiculture
to raise silkworms
silk industry
to maintain / to conserve / curing (concrete etc)
road maintenance tax (China)
to nourish one's skin / to maintain a youthful appearance
fishpond
aquarium / fish tank
debt nurtures more debt (idiom)
"drugs serving to nourish doctors", perceived problem in PRC medical practice
to recover / to recuperate
(Tw) beauty product / skincare product
to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom) / to improve oneself by meditation
(idiom) frugality makes honesty
reeducation through labor
to keep (a lover)
generous care but a thrifty funeral / to look after one's parents generously, but not waste money on a lavish funeral
feed / rear
culture medium
culture fluid (in biological lab.)
to look after (elderly parents) / Taiwan pr. []
to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom) / spare the rod and spoil the child
to foster / to provide care (esp. for the elderly)
(Tw) nursing home / hospice
domestic (animals) / home reared
to raise (a child) indulgently
health and wellness
to spoil / to indulge sb (usu. a child)
to adopt (a child)
to bring up (a child)
custody (of a child etc)
to raise (livestock or poultry) in an open environment / to breed (fish, bees, silkworms etc) in a suitable environment / to culture (kelp etc) / to release (a captive animal) into the wild
free-range raising (of poultry, cattle etc)
to abandon (a child, elderly family member, pet etc) / (literary) (of one's parents) to pass away
breastfeeding
lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom) / fig. ambitious, talented people cannot reach their full potential in a small organization
aquaculture
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