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寄人篱下

jì rén lí xiàdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to lodge under another person's roof (idiom) / to live relying on sb else's charity
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-646a282b52758d8d. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

寄人籬下 寄人篱下 [ji4 ren2 li2 xia4] /to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity/

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Other forms in these source records: 寄人籬下

  • 寄
    jì

    to entrust / to place in sb's care / (bound form) to depend on / to attach oneself to / to reside temporarily / (bound form) foster (as in 寄女[ji4 nu : 3] foster daughter) / to send by post / to mail

  • 人
  • 篱
    lí

    a fence

  • 下
    xià

    down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action

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