相依为命
xiāng​yī​wéi​mìng HSK7

to depend on each other for survival

  • created sense approved 相依为命/相依為命 · xiāng​yī​wéi​mìng · to depend on each other for survival — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    相依为命 / 相依為命

    xiāng​yī​wéi​mìng

    to depend on each other for survival

    to rely on one another for life or survival; to be mutually dependent and inseparable

    相依 (literal) → 相依 · xiāng​yī · to depend on each other 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · life

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

    created sense