相濡以沫 xiāngrúyǐmò to support each other in difficult times Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 相濡以沫 xiāngrúyǐmò to support each other in difficult times (idiom) literally to moisten each other with spit; describes using one's meager resources to help another when both are in humble circumstances or in a desperate situation Frequency Movie subtitles 0.240 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 1.77 per million Cross-References Synonym 以沫相濡 yǐmòxiāngrú濡沫涸辙 rúmòhézhé Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
相濡以沫 xiāngrúyǐmò to support each other in difficult times (idiom) literally to moisten each other with spit; describes using one's meager resources to help another when both are in humble circumstances or in a desperate situation Frequency Movie subtitles 0.240 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 1.77 per million Cross-References Synonym 以沫相濡 yǐmòxiāngrú濡沫涸辙 rúmòhézhé Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
