在家靠父母，出外靠朋友

zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you

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

在

zài

to exist; to be alive

家

jiā

home

靠

kào

to lean against or on

父

fù

father

母

mǔ

mother

，

,

出

chū

variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)

外

wài

outside

靠

kào

to lean against or on

朋

péng

friend

友

you

friend