仰人鼻息

yǎng rén bí xī

Dictionary entry

to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living

What does 仰人鼻息 mean?

仰人鼻息 (yǎng rén bí xī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living

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仰Yǎngsurname Yang 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]鼻bínose 息xī(bound form) breath · (bound form) to cease; to stop

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仰人鼻息

yǎng rén bí xī

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