What's it like to depend on others?

The feeling of relying on others is: helpless, not free, and nothing is natural.

Under the fence, pinyin: jì rén lí xià

Explanation: generally speaking, living in someone else's house and being lived by others. Another meaning derived from society now means to be inferior to others and live under their jurisdiction or hands. Used to describe a life that depends on others and has no independent life of its own.

Source: The Biography of Heather and Zhang Rong by li yanshou in the Tang Dynasty: "Why did my husband delete poetry books and make music?"

As a person, one should develop one's creativity in the same way that Confucius edited poems and books and formulated etiquette and music. Why should a person imitate others and live under their fences like a bird?

Usage: verb-object type; As predicate, object and attribute; With a derogatory connotation.

Example: I think when I was in Shandong Province, I always relied on others, although I did copywriting with my brother-in-law's light.

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The antonym of dependence: self-reliance and self-improvement

I. Self-reliance

Pinyin: zìlìng shìng

Description: Rely on your own strength to change the original situation and develop and prosper.

Source: Modern Wen Yiduo's Organizing the People to Defend the Southwest: "Our people can become stronger by self-reliance."

Usage: as predicate, object and attribute; Cheer up by your own efforts.

Example: We should take the road of independence and self-reliance.

Second, self-reliance?

Pinyin: zshí qí li?

Explanation: Make a living by your own labor.

Source: The Book of Rites by Dai Sheng in the Western Han Dynasty: "The power of food is countless." Chen Haoji said: "A food-rich country is a self-reliant people."

Translation: "The power of food is infinite." Chen Haoji said: "Food power means that a person lives by his own labor." ?

Usage: subject-predicate type; As predicate, attribute and adverbial; With praise.

Where we retire, we are surrounded by self-reliant farmers.