倚人庐下 — “To live under someone else's roof”
倚人庐下 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live under someone else's roof”. To be dependent on others for a living. Literally, “to lean on someone's hut; under someone's roof”.
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倚人庐下 Pronunciation and Pinyin
倚人庐下 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 倚人庐下
他失业后，只好暂时倚人庐下，等待新的机会
After losing his job, he had to temporarily live under someone else's roof, waiting for new opportunities.
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Synonyms of 倚人庐下
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- yǐ倚shì势qī欺rén人bully by abusing power
- yǐ倚dà大qī欺xiǎo小bully the weak with power
- yǐ倚tiān天bá拔dì地extremely grand and majestic
- yǐ倚jiāo姣zuò作mèi媚rely on beauty to act coquettish
- yǐ倚guān官zhàng仗shì势abuse official power
- yǐ倚guān官xié挟shì势abuse official power and influence
- yǐ倚shān山bàng傍shuǐ水situated by mountains and water
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Open the tool →Questions about 倚人庐下
What does 倚人庐下 mean?
倚人庐下 (yǐ rén lú xià) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live under someone else's roof”.
How do you pronounce 倚人庐下?
倚人庐下 is pronounced yǐ rén lú xià in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 倚人庐下 literally mean?
Literally, 倚人庐下 means “to lean on someone's hut; under someone's roof”. It is used to mean “to live under someone else's roof”.
What is the Chinese definition of 倚人庐下?
指依靠别人生活。