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寄人籬下 (gei3 jan4 lei4 haa6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

寄人籬下 (gei3 jan4 lei4 haa6, jì rén lí xià) — to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 寄住 (gei3 zyu6) — Lodging; host (family); to live, to stay, with guidance
• 寄信 (gei3 seon3) — verb; send a letter
• 寄宿 (gei3 suk1) — boarding (school)
• 寄聲 (gei3 sing1) — to ask someone to say hi to others for them; to pass on a message
• 寄語 (gei3 jyu5) — Message
• 寄 (gei3) — to entrust; to place in sb's care; (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself…

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