在家靠父母，出外靠朋友

Traditional form:

在家靠父母，出外靠朋友

Pinyin (reading):

zàijiākàofùmǔ,chūwàikàopéngyou

Definitions:

• one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)

Characters:

• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 家 - house, home, residence; family
• 靠 - nearby; to depend on, to lean on, to trust
• 父 - father, dad
• 母 - mother; female elders; female
• 出 - to go out, to send out; stand; produce
• 外 - out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
• 靠 - nearby; to depend on, to lean on, to trust
• 朋 - friend, pal, acquaintance
• 友 - friend, companion; fraternity

Traditional characters:

• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 家 - house, home, residence; family
• 靠 - nearby; to depend on, to lean on, to trust
• 父 - father, dad
• 母 - mother; female elders; female
• 出 - to go out, to send out; stand; produce
• 外 - out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
• 靠 - nearby; to depend on, to lean on, to trust
• 朋 - friend, pal, acquaintance
• 友 - friend, companion; fraternity