寄人籬下

gei3 jan4 lei4 haa6

to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity

Written Forms

寄人籬下Traditional · Main Form
寄人篱下Alternate Form

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