pig keeper; swineherd
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
person who raises pigs professionally; swineherd; pig keeper
neutralCan be used with or without the 'er' suffix (儿化音), as in 猪倌儿. A colloquial occupation term.
Tā他
shì是
ge个
lǎo老
zhū猪
guān倌
，
yǎng养
le了
èr二
shí十
duō多
nián年
zhū猪
。
He is an old swineherd who has raised pigs for over twenty years.
Cūn村
lǐ里
qǐng请
le了
ge个
zhū猪
guān倌
lái来
zhǐ指
dǎo导
yǎng养
zhū猪
jì技
shù术
。
The village hired a pig keeper to instruct on pig raising techniques.
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Nà那
ge个
zhū猪
guān倌
er儿
měi每
tiān天
qīng清
chén晨
dōu都
yào要
qù去
wèi喂
zhū猪
。
That swineherd goes to feed the pigs every early morning.