hù​shì

to rely on

  • created sense approved 怙恃 · hù​shì · to rely on — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    怙恃

    hù​shì

    to rely on

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

    怙 (literal) → 怙 · hù · to rely on 恃 (literal) → 恃 · shì · to rely on

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  • created sense approved 怙恃 · hù​shì · parents — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    怙恃

    hù​shì

    parents

    (literary) one's father and mother; originally from a line in the "Classic of Poetry" meaning 'whom to rely on if no father, whom to depend on if no mother'

    怙 (literal) → 怙 · hù · father 恃 (literal) → 恃 · shì · mother

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  • created sense approved 怙恃 · hù​shì · dependents — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    怙恃

    hù​shì

    dependents

    those who rely on influential persons for protection or support

    怙 (literal) → 怙 · hù · to rely on 恃 (literal) → 恃 · shì · to rely on

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