因人成事
yīn​rén​chéng​shì

to rely on others for success

  • created sense approved 因人成事 · yīn​rén​chéng​shì · to rely on others for success — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    因人成事

    yīn​rén​chéng​shì

    to rely on others for success

    (idiom) to get things done by relying on others; to lack the ability to succeed on one's own and depend on the strength of others (often derogatory)

    因 (literal) → 因 · yīn · (bound form) to rely on 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · other people 成事 (literal) → 成事 · chéng​shì · to succeed

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  • created sense approved 因人成事 · yīn​rén​chéng​shì · to create a job for someone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    因人成事

    yīn​rén​chéng​shì

    to create a job for someone

    to create a position or task specifically for a particular individual (usually in a bureaucratic or administrative context)

    因 (literal) → 因 · yīn · on the basis of 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person of a type 成事 (literal) → 成事 · chéng​shì · to succeed

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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