過房

See also: 过房

Chinese
 
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker)
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-
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trad. (過房) 過 房
simp. (过房) 过 房

Etymology

In ancient times, if a man had no children of his own, he might adopt the son of a brother, relative or someone else, so that he might have an heir.

Pronunciation

Verb

過房

  1. to adopt a young relative
  2. to give one's child to a relative for adoption; to have one's child adopted by a relative

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 過繼 (“to have one's child adopted by a relative”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 過繼, 過房, 出繼
Mandarin Taiwan 過繼
Cantonese Hong Kong 過繼
Hakka Meixian 過房
Southern Min Xiamen 過房, 過, 傳房份
Quanzhou 過房, 過
Zhangzhou 過房, 過, 傳房份

Derived terms
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