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仰人鼻息

yǎng rén bí xīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom) / to depend on sb's whim for one's living
Sources & editorial notes

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-9c7b8890820ab49b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

仰人鼻息 仰人鼻息 [yang3 ren2 bi2 xi1] /to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living/

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Character information

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  • 仰
    yǎng

    to face upward / to look up / to admire / to rely on

    Yǎng

    surname Yang

  • 人
  • 鼻
    bí

    nose

  • 息
    xī

    (bound form) breath / (bound form) to cease / to stop / (bound form) to rest / (bound form) news / (bound form) interest (on money) / (bound form) to grow / to multiply / (literary) one's child / Taiwan pr. [xí]

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