寄人籬下
simp寄人篱下gei3 jan4 lei4 haa6jì rén lí xià
English
- to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity
- to depend on somebody else for a living, literally "to live under another's roof"
粵語 — Cantonese
- 寄居他人屋下,形容依附其他人,唔能夠自立
Examples
你而家寄人籬下,樣樣嘢都要客氣啲,唔好失禮人啊。
You are living in his house, be courteous and don't lose your manners.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk