- mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival
- interdependent
Characters
- 相 (相): surname Xiang
- 依 (依): to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of
- 为 (為): as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)
- 命 (命): life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc
Resources
- Wiktionary: 相依为命
- MDBG: 相依为命
- Examples with 相依为命 on Tatoeba
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