to keep doing evil without a sense of repentance; stubborn in one's ways and refusing to reform

(literary) to be bereaved of one's father; to be orphaned of a father. From the [[诗经|詩經|shi1 jing1]] line "without a father, upon whom can I rely?"

(literary) to rely on; to depend upon for support

to be arrogant or overbearing because one has won the favor of a powerful person; to rely on being a favorite toady to a person in power

(literary) to persist in doing wrong until the very end without any remorse; to be incorrigible