厚生

Chinese

		generous; thick (for flat things)	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
simp. and trad. (厚生)		厚	生

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hòushēng

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ ㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁵ sang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: hòushēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄕㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: howsheng
  - IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    厚生
    後生／后生
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau⁵ sang¹
  - Yale: háuh sāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁵ sang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: heo⁵ seng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯¹³ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

厚生

(literary) to improve people's living conditions
(literary) to maintain good health to reach longevity

Derived terms

厚生省

節用厚生／节用厚生

Japanese

Kanji in this term
厚	生
こう Grade: 5	せい Grade: 1
on’yomi

Noun

厚生 (hiragana こうせい, rōmaji kōsei)

public welfare

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