Mutually dependent for life (idiom) in Chinese: 相依为命 (xiāng yī wéi mìng)
xiāng yī wéi mìng
mutually dependent for life (idiom)
Definitions
- 1mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival
- 2interdependent
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄒㄧㄤ
xiāng
ㄧ
yī
ㄨㄟˊ
wéi
ㄇㄧㄥˋ
mìng
Simplified & traditional
相依为命
Simplified
相依為命
Traditional
Example sentences
See 相依为命 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
他从小和奶奶相依为命。
tā cóng xiǎo hé nǎi nai xiāng yī wéi mìng。
Since childhood, he and his grandmother have depended on each other for survival.
Related words
为
wèi
because of
命
mìng
life
依
yī
to depend on
因为
yīn wèi
because
认为
rèn wéi
to believe
为了
wèi le
for
相同
xiāng tóng
identical
相信
xiāng xìn
to be convinced (that sth is true)
以为
yǐ wéi
to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
成为
chéng wéi
to become
互相
hù xiāng
each other
生命
shēng mìng
life (as the characteristic of living beings)
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