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仰息他人 — “To depend entirely on others for one's livelihood or existence”

仰息他人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to depend entirely on others for one's livelihood or existence”. To live at the mercy of others.

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仰息他人 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 仰yǎng
  • 息xī
  • 他tā
  • 人rén

仰息他人 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
仰
yǎng6look up, admire, rely on
息
xī10breath, stop, rest
他
tā5he, him, another
人
rén2human being, person

Example Sentence with 仰息他人

如果一家企业不能自主创新,长期仰息他人,最终将失去竞争力。
If an enterprise cannot innovate independently and relies heavily on others, it will eventually lose its competitiveness.

Idioms Related to 仰息他人

Synonyms of 仰息他人

  • yǎng仰rén人bí鼻xī息live at the mercy of others
  • yǎng仰chéng承bí鼻xī息live at someone's mercy

More idioms starting with 仰

  • yǎng仰bù不kuì愧tiān天to have a clear conscience
  • yǎng仰zhī之mí弥gāo高ever more lofty and profound
  • yǎng仰shì事fǔ俛chù畜support family
  • yǎng仰shì事fǔ俯xù畜support elders and raise children
  • yǎng仰shì事fǔ俯yù育support parents and raise children
  • yǎng仰rén人méi眉jié睫Act according to another's will
  • yǎng仰qǔ取fǔ俯shí拾gain from every direction
  • yǎng仰wū屋zhī之qín勤deeply engrossed in scholarly writing
  • yǎng仰wū屋xīng兴tàn叹sigh in despair with no solution
  • yǎng仰wū屋xīng兴jiē嗟sigh in utter helplessness
  • yǎng仰wū屋zhuó着shū书devote oneself entirely to writing

Questions about 仰息他人

What does 仰息他人 mean?
仰息他人 (yǎng xī tā rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to depend entirely on others for one's livelihood or existence”.
How do you pronounce 仰息他人?
仰息他人 is pronounced yǎng xī tā rén in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 仰息他人?
仰:倚靠。依赖别人的呼吸来生活。比喻依赖别人而求得生存
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