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在家靠父母，出外靠朋友
Mandarin · pinyin zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you
Meanings
- one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
Characters in this entry
- 在
- zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
- 家
- jiā · house, home, residence; family
- 靠
- kào · lean on, trust, depend on; near
- 父
- fù · father; Kangxi radical 88
- 母
- mǔ · mother; female elders; female
- 出
- chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
- 外
- wài · out, outside, external; foreign
- 朋
- péng · friend, pal, acquaintance
- 友
- yǒu · friend, companion; fraternity
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zoi6 gaa1 kaau3 fu6 mou5, ceot1 ngoi6 kaau3 pang4 jau5
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