kiều dưỡng

Trẻ con được kiều dưỡng quá mức sẽ trở nên hư hỏng.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To pamper, to coddle, to spoil (a person, especially a child): "Kiều dưỡng" describes the act of excessively indulging someone, fulfilling their every whim, often leading to negative consequences like a spoiled character. It implies raising someone with extreme, overprotective care.
   • To nurse, to tend with great care (archaic/literary): In older or more literary contexts, it can mean to care for someone (e.g., during an illness) with immense tenderness and attention.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cha mẹ không nên kiều dưỡng con cái quá mức. (Parents should not pamper/spoil their children excessively.)
  • Đứa trẻ đó hư vì được cả nhà kiều dưỡng từ nhỏ. (That child is spoiled because the whole family coddled him since he was little.)
  • Ngày xưa, con gái quyền quý thường được kiều dưỡng trong khuê phòng. (In the past, daughters of noble families were often pampered/tended to in their private chambers.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "kiều dưỡng" carries a strong connotation of excess and often implies criticism of the parenting or caregiving style. It suggests the care is not beneficial but harmful to the recipient's development.
• It is more formal and literary than common synonyms like "chiều chuộng" or "nuông chiều."

Variants and Related Words

• Nâng niu (verb): To hold dear, to cherish, to handle with great care (generally positive, less excessive than "kiều dưỡng").
• Chiều chuộng (verb): To indulge, to pamper (common usage, can be neutral or slightly negative).
• Nuông chiều (verb): To indulge, to spoil (similar to "chiều chuộng," often with a negative connotation).

Synonyms

• Pamper: Nuông chiều, chiều chuộng.
• Coddle: Bao bọc quá mức, nuông chiều.
• Spoil: Làm hư, làm hỏng (do chiều chuộng).
• Cosset: Chăm sóc, bảo bọc quá mức (literary).

Related Phrases

• Được kiều dưỡng: To be pampered/spoiled.
  • Nó là con một nên được kiều dưỡng. (He is an only child, so he is pampered.)
• Lối kiều dưỡng: A pampering/spoiling manner or style.
  • Lối kiều dưỡng của bà ấy khiến đứa cháu rất khó dạy. (Her pampering style makes her grandchild very difficult to teach.)

Related Idioms

• Kiều dưỡng sinh hư: (Idiomatic phrase) Pampering/spoiling breeds bad character. This is a set phrase explaining the negative outcome of "kiều dưỡng."
  • Người xưa nói "kiều dưỡng sinh hư" quả không sai. (The ancients said "pampering breeds spoilage," which is indeed correct.)