寄人籬下 jì rén lí xià

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

寄 jì
HSK 4
send, transmit, mail; rely on
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
籬 lí bamboo or wooden fence; hedge
下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down