粵

寄gei3人jan4籬lei4下haa6

simp寄人篱下
gei3 jan4 lei4 haa6jì rén lí xià

English

  1. to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity
  2. to depend on somebody else for a living, literally "to live under another's roof"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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