相依为命 (xiāng yī wéi mìng) – mutually dependent for life (idiom)
xiāng yī wéi mìng
mutually dependent for life (idiom)
Definitions
- 1mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival
- 2interdependent
Simplified & traditional
相依为命
Simplified
相依為命
Traditional
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Related words
为
wéi
as (in the capacity 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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