Definition
豢养 originally meant 'to raise livestock' but in modern usage carries a strong negative connotation — it implies keeping someone or something in a controlled, dependent state, like a pet or a puppet. You'll see it in political or social commentary (豢养的走狗 'kept lackey') or in discussions of animal captivity. It's a formal, literary word — not used for everyday pet-keeping (which is 养).
v.
to raise (livestock)(figurative, pejorative) to keep (someone) dependent or subservientto groom (as a puppet)
Examples
- 豢养。Zhège zǔzhī bèi zhǐkòng huàn yǎng le yì pī wǎngluò shuǐjūn.This organization was accused of grooming a group of online trolls.
- 豢养，。Tā kào huàn yǎng chǒngwù wéi shēng, dàn nàxiē dòngwù shēnghuó zài xiáxiǎo de lóngzi lǐ.He makes a living by raising pets, but those animals live in cramped cages.
- 豢养。Dúcáizhě tōngguò huàn yǎng qīnxìn lái gǒnggù quánlì.The dictator consolidated power by keeping loyalists dependent on him.
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