English definition:

to lean on  /  rely upon 

the basic meaning of words

● lean

yǐ ㄧ

◎ relied, ~ by. ~ Lai. ~ Pong. ~ Care. ~ Re.

◎ Zhang Shi: ~ Potential. ~ Rely. ~ Battle.

◎ bias, distortion: unbiased ~.

◎ with, and the: "Make it prudent wife play the zither, and the song of self-~ se."

基本字义

● 倚

yǐ ㄧˇ

◎ 靠着，～靠。～赖。～傍。～托。～重。

◎ 仗恃：～势。～恃。～仗。

◎ 偏，歪：不偏不～。

◎ 随着，和着：“使慎夫人鼓瑟，上自～瑟而歌”。