怙恃

hùshì
  1. to rely on
  2. father and mother (classical)

CEDICT

  1. (Classical) parents
  2. (literary) to rely on; to depend on; to count on
  3. parents
  4. to rely on; to depend on; to count on

Wiktionary

  1. 依赖、凭赖。
  2. 语本《诗经．小雅．蓼莪》：「无父何怙？无母何恃？」比喻父母。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 怙 hù
  1. to rely on
  2. father (formal)
2 恃 shì
  1. (bound form) to rely on
  2. (literary) one's mother

Related entries

仰仗 yǎngzhàng
  1. to rely on
  2. to depend on
仰赖 yǎnglài to rely on
現代人太仰賴手機。

People rely too much on phones these days.

Source: Tatoeba

依傍 yībàng
  1. to rely on
  2. to depend on
  3. to imitate (a model)
  4. to base a work (on some model)
依托 yītuō
  1. to rely on
  2. to depend on
  3. support
倚赖 yǐlài
  1. to rely on
  2. to be dependent on
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