仰事俯畜 yǎngshìfǔxù to support one's family Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 仰 yǎng verb to look up To face upward or look up; the opposite of 俯 fǔ事 shì to serve (bound form) to wait upon; to serve parents or a ruler俯 fǔ verb to look down To look down or face downward (as opposed to looking up)畜 xù to nurture (literary) to provide for parents or family; to nurture virtue; to tolerate or harbor