衣食父母

yī shí fù mǔ

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1. the people one depends upon for one's livelihood
2. one's bread and butter

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Child Words of 衣食父母

• 母 母 mǔ: mother
• 父母 父母 fù mǔ: father and mother; parents
• 父 父 fù: father
• 衣 衣 yī: clothes
• 衣 衣 yì: to dress
• 衣食 衣食 yī shí: clothes and food
• 食 食 shí: to eat
• 食 食 sì: to feed (a person or animal)