yǎng
rén

idiom
common

Meaning of 仰人鼻息

仰人鼻息 means to depend on others for survival; to be subservient; to dance to someone's tune. Pronounced yǎng rén bí xī.

  • to depend on others for survival; to be subservient; to dance to someone's tune

Definitions & Examples

nìng
è饿
 
yuàn
yǎng
rén
 

He would rather starve to death than be subservient to others.

Zài
zhè
gōng
 
yuán
gōng
men
yǎng
rén
 
kàn
lǎo
bǎn
liǎn
xíng
shì
 

In this company, employees have to dance to the boss's tune and act according to his mood.

men
yào
zǒu
zhǔ
de
dào
 
néng
yǎng
rén
 

We must take the path of independence and self-determination, not relying on others.

Xiǎo
guó
ruò
yǎng
rén
 
zhōng
jiāng
shī
zhǔ
quán
 

If a small country relies on others for survival, it will eventually lose its autonomy.