寄人篱下 in English ji4 ren2 li2 xia4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to lodge under another person's roof (idiomatic expression); to live relying on somebody else's charity

Simplified Characters

寄 人 篱 下

Traditional Characters

寄 人 籬 下

Pinyin

ji4 ren2 li2 xia4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

寄ji4to send 人ren2man 篱li2a fence 下xia4down