衣食父母 yī shí fù mǔ

the people one depends upon for one's livelihood

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 34890th word

Definitions

  1. 1. the people one depends upon for one's livelihood
  2. 2. one's bread and butter

Characters

Character Meaning
衣 yī HSK 1
clothes; Kangxi radical 145; to wear
食 shí HSK 5
to eat; food; animal feed
父 fù HSK 4
father
母 mǔ HSK 4
mother; (of animals) female; origin