仰人鼻息 yǎng rén bí xī

DEFINITIONS

  1. to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living

CHARACTERS

仰 yǎng
HSK 6
raise the head to look; look up to, rely on, admire
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
鼻 bí
HSK 3
nose; first; KangXi radical 209
息 xī
HSK 2
rest, put stop to, end, cease