yǒu有haveshì恃reliancewú无nokǒng恐fear
To have nothing to fear because one has strong backing; fearless because of reliance on someone or something.
Literal meaning
have (有) — reliance (恃) — no (无) — fear (恐)
Origin
A classical four-character phrase describing someone who is fearless because they have something or someone to rely on.
Examples
tā他yǒu有shì恃wú无kǒng恐，yīn因wèi为tā他zhī知dào道tā他de的fù父qīn亲huì会bāng帮zhù助tā他。
He has nothing to fear because he knows his father will help him.
yǒu有le了zhè这xiē些zhèng证jù据，wǒ我men们jiù就kě可yǐ以yǒu有shì恃wú无kǒng恐de地miàn面duì对tiāo挑zhàn战。
With this evidence, we can face the challenge without fear.
Usage & nuances
Can have a negative connotation if the reliance is seen as arrogance or abuse of power.
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