寄人篱下
jìrén-líxiàTraditional 寄人籬下
to live under someone else's roof; to depend on others
Every meaning
jìrén-líxià
- to live under someone else's roof; to depend on others
Its characters
- 寄jìto send; to mail
- 人rénperson; people
- 篱lífence; hedge (as in 篱笆)
- 下xiàdown; below; under
Words with 寄
Words with 人
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.