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仰事俯畜
yǎng​shì​fǔ​xù

to support one's family

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 仰 yǎng verb
    to look up
    To face upward or look up; the opposite of 俯 fǔ
  2. 事 shì
    to serve
    (bound form) to wait upon; to serve parents or a ruler
  3. 俯 fǔ verb
    to look down
    To look down or face downward (as opposed to looking up)
  4. 畜 xù
    to nurture
    (literary) to provide for parents or family; to nurture virtue; to tolerate or harbor