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娇生惯养

jiāo shēng guàn yǎngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
pampered and spoiled since childhood
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-22bf9c9b7ee79133. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

嬌生慣養 娇生惯养 [jiao1 sheng1 guan4 yang3] /pampered and spoiled since childhood/

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Other forms in these source records: 嬌生慣養

  • 娇
    jiāo

    lovable / pampered / tender / delicate / frail

  • 生
    shēng

    to grow / to give birth / to produce / to be born / to arise / to occur / to light (a fire) / to live / to be alive / life / raw / uncooked / unprocessed / unfamiliar / strange / (bound form) student / person engaged in a field / (bound form) male role in traditional opera / (bound form) life / lifetime / (bound form) means of livelihood / (bound form) very / intensely (as in 生疼[shēng téng]) / (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽[shēng lā yìng zhuài])

  • 惯
    guàn

    accustomed to / used to / indulge / to spoil (a child)

  • 养
    yǎng

    to raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets) / to support / to give birth

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.