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相依為命

简相依为命 · 繁相依為命

Mandarin · pinyin xiāng yī wéi mìng

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1–1–2–4 · xiang1 yi1 wei2 ming4

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soeng1 ji1 wai4 ming6

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(idiomatic) to depend on each other for survival; to rely on one another for life