Correct
仰人鼻息
/ yǎng rén bíxī /
Strokes
Definition
to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living
Example
Definition
be at sb's beck and call; be slavishly dependent on others
1
Wǒ
我
zìjǐ
自己
xiǎng
想
bànfǎ
办法
,
juébù
绝不
yǎngrénbíxī
仰人鼻息
。
I will find a way out for myself. I will never live at others'mercy/depend on others for a living.
2
Tā
他
hèn
恨
zìjǐ
自己
wéibèi
违背
liángxīn
良心
,
zài
在
zhèlǐ
这里
wěiqūqiúquán
委曲求全
,
yǎngrénbíxī
仰人鼻息
。
He hated himself for going against his own conscience and stooping to compromise under someone's thumb.