衣食父母 yī shí fù mǔ

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

衣 yī
HSK 1
clothes, clothing; cover, skin
食 shí
HSK 5
eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184
父 fù
HSK 4
father; KangXi radical 88
母 mǔ
HSK 4
mother; female elders; female