相依為命

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Chinese

to depend on each other; to be interdependent
because of; for; to
because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
 
life; fate
trad. (相依為命/相依爲命) 相依 /
simp. (相依为命) 相依
alternative 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


Idiom

相依為命

  1. 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.