在家靠父母,出门靠朋友 zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you

rely on parents at home, friends outside

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
(located) at; (to be) in
home; family; classifier for families or businesses
to depend on; to lean against or on; to come near to
father
mother; (of animals) female; origin
to go out; to come out
door; gate; doorway
to depend on; to lean against or on; to come near to
friend
friend