Definition

1. Verb (Classical/Literary):

   • To rear; to nourish; to bring up: Refers to the act of nurturing and sustaining life, most often used in classical contexts to describe the profound care of parents in raising a child.
   • To preserve life; to nurture one's vitality: An archaic or formal meaning centered on maintaining and cultivating one's life force and health.

2. Noun (Modern Usage):

   • Wellness cultivation; health preservation: A modern term for a holistic system of practices, exercises, and philosophies aimed at maintaining health, prolonging life, and achieving balance. It is often associated with gentle physical exercises, breathing techniques, and meditation.

Usage Examples

• Verb (Classical):
  • Công ơn dưỡng sinh của cha mẹ thật lớn lao. (The grace of parents in nourishing and bringing us up is immense.)
• Noun (Modern):
  • Ông ấy tập dưỡng sinh mỗi sáng để giữ gìn sức khỏe. (He practices wellness cultivation every morning to preserve his health.)
  • Phương pháp dưỡng sinh này giúp tinh thần thư thái. (This health preservation method helps the mind feel relaxed.)

Advanced Usage

• "Môn dưỡng sinh" / "Bài tập dưỡng sinh": Refers specifically to a discipline or a set of exercises within the wellness cultivation system.
  • Cô ấy dạy một môn dưỡng sinh kết hợp thở và vận động chậm. (She teaches a wellness discipline that combines breathing and slow movement.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dưỡng (v): to nourish, to convalesce. (e.g., - to recuperate from an illness).
• Nuôi dưỡng (v): to nurture, to foster (used more commonly for the act of raising).
• Bảo dưỡng (v): to maintain (used for objects, machinery).
• Sống (v): to live, to be alive.

Synonyms

• To rear/nourish: nurture, foster, raise.
• Wellness cultivation: health preservation, regimen, self-care practice.

Related Concepts

• Thái Cực Quyền (Tai Chi): A Chinese martial art often practiced as a form of .
• Khí công (Qigong): A practice involving meditation, breathing, and movement, central to many methods.
• Sống lâu (Longevity): A key goal of practices.

verb

1. to rear; to nourish; to bring up