shì
to rely on
mother (formal)
zì shì
self esteem
self reliance
over confident
conceited
yǒu shì wú kǒng
secure in the knowledge that one has backing
hù shì
to rely on
father and mother (classical)
shì cái ào wù
to be inordinately proud of one's ability
to be conceited and contemptuous (idiom)
shī shì
to lose sb one relies upon
to lose one's mother
shì qiáng qī ruò
to use one's strength to mistreat people (idiom)
to bully