相依为命 — Chinese idiom
相依为命
xiāng yī wéi mìng
Traditional: 相依為命
Meaning
- mutually dependent for life ; to rely upon one another for survival
- interdependent
Character by character
- 相xiāngmutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
- 依yīto rely on; to consent, to obey; according to
- 为wéito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
- 命mìnglife; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
Idioms sharing a character
- 一脉相承 yī mài xiāng chéng
- 世代相传 shì dài xiāng chuán
- 互相推诿 hù xiāng tuī wěi
- 代代相传 dài dài xiāng chuán
- 以礼相待 yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
- 休戚相关 xiū qī xiāng guān
- 倾囊相授 qīng náng xiāng shòu
- 凶相毕露 xiōng xiàng bì lù
- 两虎相争 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng
- 兵戎相见 bīng róng xiāng jiàn
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