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傍人門戶

简傍人门户 · 繁傍人門戶

Mandarin · pinyin bàng rén mén hù

to be dependent upon sb

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傍: bàng · by side of, beside, near, close
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
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门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
户: hù · door; family

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4–2–2–4 · bang4 ren2 men2 hu4

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bong6 jan4 mun4 wu6

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(idiomatic) to depend on others; to be unable to live independently

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