xiāng​shēng​xiāng​kè

mutual promotion and restraint

相生相克 xiāng​shēng​xiāng​kè
variant 相生相剋
mutual promotion and restraint
The interaction between things where they both create and control one another. Originally referring to the relationships between the five elements 五行 wǔ​xíng, it now broadly describes any system of mutual support and restriction.

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