to rely on; to depend on

to depend on; to rely on

reliable

to lose sb one relies upon; to lose one's mother

to rely on; father and mother (classical)

self-esteem; self-reliance; overconfident; conceited

see 恃強欺弱|恃强欺弱[shi4 qiang2 qi1 ruo4]

to use one's strength to mistreat people (idiom); to bully

(idiom) to be inordinately proud of one's ability; to be conceited and contemptuous

secure in the knowledge that one has backing