相依為命
Chinese
to depend on each other; to be interdependent because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to becomelife; fate trad. (相依為命) 相依 為 命 simp. (相依为命) 相依 为 命 alt. forms 相須為命／相须为命
相倚為命／相倚为命
相與為命／相与为命
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤ ㄧ ㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangiweiminq
- IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯³⁵ miŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: soeng1 ji1 wai4 ming6
- Yale: sēung yī wàih mihng
- Cantonese Pinyin: soeng1 ji1 wai4 ming6
- Guangdong Romanization: sêng1 yi1 wei4 ming6
- IPA (key): /sœːŋ⁵⁵ jiː⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ mɪŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Idiom
相依為命
- to depend on each other for survival; to rely on one another for life
Usage notes
Usually said of siblings whose parents have deceased, or a parent and a child when the other parent is no longer around, etc.
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