those , on whom one 's livelihood depends

those , on whom one 's livelihood depends

Food and clothing parents, Chinese idiom, Pinyin y ī sh í f ù m ǔ, means the people on whom life depends. From Dou E yuan.

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those , on whom one 's livelihood depends

Pinyin

yīshífùmǔ

Citation explanation

It refers to the people who depend on for a living. "You don't know, but it's my parents who come to complain." Tang Xianzu of the Ming Dynasty wrote in Nanke Ji: "in Nanzhuang field, in Beizhuang field, you are the parents of food and clothing." The 37th chapter of Water Margin written by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty: that tip is fair: "if there is a word in Ming Dynasty, it's better to take advantage of the boat's tight going." "My brothers are going to catch the three men who are taking advantage of the boat," said the old man That tip Justice: "while the ship's three are my family, food and clothing parents, ask him to go back to eat bowl board knife face." Chapter 14 of heroes and Heroines: as the master of my eldest brother, and as our parents, I should serve him. Sha Ting's in the ancestral temple: judging from the company commander's narration and tone, the stubborn woman should treat him as a ready-made food and clothing parent.

Idiom usage

To be formal; to be an object; to be commendatory; to refer to the person on whom life depends