"衣食父母" meaning in Chinese

See 衣食父母 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /i⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ fu⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /jiː⁵⁵ sɪk̚² fuː²² mou̯¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /i⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ fu⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /jiː⁵⁵ sɪk̚² fuː²² mou̯¹³/ Chinese transliterations: yīshífùmǔ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄇㄨˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ji¹ sik⁶ fu⁶ mou⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yīshífùmǔ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄇㄨˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], yishíhfùmǔ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], i¹-shih²-fu⁴-mu³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], yī-shŕ-fù-mǔ [Mandarin, Yale, standard], ishyrfuhmuu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], ишифуму [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], išifumu [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], yī sihk fuh móuh [Cantonese, Yale], ji¹ sik⁹ fu⁶ mou⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yi¹ xig⁶ fu⁶ mou⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 衣食父母
  1. person on whom one's livelihood depends Tags: idiomatic
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      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄇㄨˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji¹ sik⁶ fu⁶ mou⁵"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yīshífùmǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄇㄨˇ"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
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      ],
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    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "i¹-shih²-fu⁴-mu³"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī-shŕ-fù-mǔ"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ishyrfuhmuu"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ишифуму"
    },
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        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "išifumu"
    },
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      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ fu⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī sihk fuh móuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji¹ sik⁹ fu⁶ mou⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yi¹ xig⁶ fu⁶ mou⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː⁵⁵ sɪk̚² fuː²² mou̯¹³/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ fu⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "yīshífùmǔ"
    },
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        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄇㄨˇ"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji¹ sik⁶ fu⁶ mou⁵"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yīshífùmǔ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄇㄨˇ"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yishíhfùmǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i¹-shih²-fu⁴-mu³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī-shŕ-fù-mǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ishyrfuhmuu"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ишифуму"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "išifumu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ fu⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī sihk fuh móuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji¹ sik⁹ fu⁶ mou⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yi¹ xig⁶ fu⁶ mou⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː⁵⁵ sɪk̚² fuː²² mou̯¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ fu⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
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    }
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