濡沫涸轍
rú​mò​hé​zhé

to help each other in hard times

  • created reference approved 濡沫涸辙/濡沫涸轍 → 相濡以沫 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    濡沫涸辙 / 濡沫涸轍 rú​mò​hé​zhé

    相濡以沫 xiāng​rú​yǐ​mò

    see

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  • created sense approved 濡沫涸辙/濡沫涸轍 · rú​mò​hé​zhé · to help each other in hard times — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    濡沫涸辙 / 濡沫涸轍

    rú​mò​hé​zhé

    to help each other in hard times

    (idiom) to assist one another with whatever small resources are available when in a desperate situation; refers to fish moistening each other with spit in a dry rut

    濡 (literal) → 濡 · rú · to moisten 沫 (literal) → 沫 · mò · saliva 涸 (literal) → 涸 · hé · to dry up 辙 (literal) → 辙/轍 · zhé · rut

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