shēng ér yù nǚdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to bear and raise children
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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.

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Original source entry:

生兒育女 生儿育女 [sheng1 er2 yu4 nu:3] /to bear and raise children/

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Other forms in these source records: 生兒育女

  • 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])

  • 儿
    ér

    child / son

    r

    non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

  • 育
    yù

    to have children / to raise or bring up / to educate

  • 女
    nǚ

    female / woman / daughter

    rǔ

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