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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

寄人篱下 [jìrénlíxià]

1. [Chinese idiom] live under another's roof; depend on somebody for a living

他想尽快找个工作，摆脱寄人篱下的生活。

He was most anxious to find a job so as not to have to depend on others.

我不希望再过那种寄人篱下的生活。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

寄人篱下 [jìrénlíxià]

1. 寄居他人门下。比喻依附他人生活。

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寄人篱下，她饱受欺凌。 → 欺凌
寄人篱下: be a dependant (英) {或} dependent (美) → 寄
寄人篱下 → 寄

Word Decomposition

寄 [jì]	+	人 [rén]	+	篱 [lí]	+	下 [xià]

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[Synonyms] 仰人鼻息
[Antonyms] 自力更生 , 独立自主

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