相依為命
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Chinese[edit]
to depend on each other; to be interdependent | because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become |
life; fate | ||
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trad. (相依為命/相依爲命) | 相依 | 為/爲 | 命 | |
simp. (相依为命) | 相依 | 为 | 命 | |
alternative forms | 相須為命/相须为命 相倚為命/相倚为命 相與為命/相与为命 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
相依為命
- to depend on each other for survival; to rely on one another for life
Usage notes[edit]
Usually said of siblings whose parents have deceased, or a parent and a child when the other parent is no longer around, etc.