寄人篱下寄人籬下

jì rén lí xià

Meaning

to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity

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寄jìto mail, to send, to transit; to deposit, to entrust; to rely on宀奇人rénman, person; people 篱líbamboo fence; fence, hedge⺮离下xiàbelow, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next一卜