在家靠父母,出门靠朋友

zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you

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

zài

to exist; to be alive

jiā

home

kào

to lean against or on

father

mother

,

chū

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

mén

gate

kào

to lean against or on

péng

friend

you

friend