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Composed of "龹" suggesting a hand providing sustenance and "豕" meaning pig, the character "豢" originally depicted the action of feeding swine, which was its core meaning in early contexts. This sense later expanded to include the rearing of all types of domestic animals, and over time, the word broadened to refer generally to the maintenance and care of livestock, while also developing occasional figurative uses in literature to convey the idea of nurturing or supporting, yet without losing its fundamental connection to animal husbandry.
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我家豢养了一只可爱的猫。
农民豢养奶牛来生产牛奶。
这个农场豢养了许多种动物。
他们豢养家禽为了获得鸡蛋和肉。
在古代，富人常豢养马匹用于交通。
为了保持生态平衡，我们谨慎豢养野生动物。
这家公司豢养了一批专业保镖以保护高层安全。
通过科学豢养，畜牧业的效率得到了显著提升。