xiāng​rú​yǐ​mò

to support each other in difficult times

  • created reference approved 相濡以沫 → 以沫相濡 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    相濡以沫 xiāng​rú​yǐ​mò

    以沫相濡 yǐ​mò​xiāng​rú

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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

    相濡以沫 xiāng​rú​yǐ​mò

    濡沫涸辙 / 濡沫涸轍 rú​mò​hé​zhé

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 相濡以沫 · xiāng​rú​yǐ​mò · to support each other in difficult times — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    相濡以沫

    xiāng​rú​yǐ​mò

    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

    相 (literal) → 相 · xiāng · mutually 濡 (literal) → 濡 · rú · to moisten 以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 沫 (literal) → 沫 · mò · saliva

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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