相依為命

Chinese

		to depend on each other; to be interdependent	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	life; fate
trad. (相依為命/相依爲命)		相依	為/爲	命
simp. (相依为命)		相依	为	命
alternative forms		相須為命／相须为命相倚為命／相倚为命相與為命／相与为命

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāngyīwéimìng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤㄧㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng¹ ji¹ wai⁴ ming⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngyīwéimìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤㄧㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siangyiwéimìng
  - Wade–Giles: hsiang¹-i¹-wei²-ming⁴
  - Yale: syāng-yī-wéi-mìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangiweiminq
  - Palladius: сянъивэймин (sjanʺivɛjmin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵⁻⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng¹ ji¹ wai⁴ ming⁶
  - Yale: sēung yī wàih mihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng¹ ji¹ wai⁴ ming⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng¹ yi¹ wei⁴ ming⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ⁵⁵ jiː⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ mɪŋ²²/

Idiom

相依為命

to depend on each other for survival; to rely on one another for life

Usage notes

Usually said of siblings whose parents have deceased, or a parent and a child when the other parent is no longer around, etc.

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