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怙恃

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Chinese

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presume rely upon
trad. (怙恃)
simp. #(怙恃)

Etymology

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“parents”

From 蓼莪 (“Lofty Incarvillea sinensis”), a poem in Classic of Poetry. Also derived the definitions of "father" to () and "mother" to (shì).

[Classical Chinese, trad.]
[Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Classic of Poetry
Wú fù hé ? Wú mǔ hé shì? [Pinyin]
Without father, who/what can be relied on? Without mother, who/what can be counted on?

Pronunciation

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Verb

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怙恃

  1. (literary) to rely on; to depend on; to count on

Synonyms

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Noun

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怙恃

  1. (Classical) parents

Synonyms

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