live under someone else's roof; depend on others
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to live under someone else's roof; to depend on others for a living; to rely on others for support
neutralOften carries a connotation of being in a subordinate or humble position, lacking independence. The literal meaning is 'to lodge under another person's fence.'
Tā他
cóng从
xiǎo小
fù父
mǔ母
shuāng双
wáng亡
，
zhǐ只
hǎo好
jì寄
rén人
lí篱
xià下
，
zài在
qīn亲
qi戚
jiā家
shēng生
huó活
。
He lost both parents at a young age, so he had to live under relatives' roof and depend on them for survival.
Cháng长
qī期
jì寄
rén人
lí篱
xià下
，
ràng让
tā她
gǎn感
dào到
zì自
bēi卑
hé和
yā压
yì抑
。
Living long-term under someone else's roof made her feel inferior and depressed.
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Wǒ我
bù不
xiǎng想
zài再
jì寄
rén人
lí篱
xià下
le了
，
wǒ我
yào要
nǔ努
lì力
gōng工
zuò作
zì自
jǐ己
mǎi买
fáng房
zi子
。
I don't want to depend on others anymore; I want to work hard and buy my own house.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
jì寄
rén人
lí篱
xià下
de的
zī滋
wèi味
zhēn真
bù不
hǎo好
shòu受
。
This feeling of living under someone else's roof is truly hard to bear.