xiq [çi²¹]noun
ENto raise, to grow, to bring up (e.g. animals, flowers, children, etc.); to look after, to take care of (i.e. children); nanny, one who looks after a child; to make (a son-in-law a son by having him move in)
中文养; 带（孩子）; 保姆; 招（上门女婿）
Naxi headword · 纳西语词条 — all entries
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Ngaf zzeimeilyuf mil nigvl jjuq, mil ddeeq gol nee meel'ee yagoq xiq seiq, mil jil seil meqdiul da'faf seiq.My neighbors have two daughters. The older daughter's husband came to live with (them). The younger daughter was married out.我的邻居有两个女儿，大女儿招了上门女婿、小女儿嫁了出去。
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