相濡以沫 — Chinese idiom
相濡以沫
xiāng rú yǐ mò
Meaning
- (lit.) (of fish) to moisten each other with spittle (when out of the water)
- (fig.) to share meager resources and support each other in times of difficulty
Character by character
- 相xiāngmutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
- 濡rúto moisten, to immerse; wet, damp
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 沫mòbubbles, foam, froth, suds
Idioms sharing a character
- 一脉相承 yī mài xiāng chéng
- 世代相传 shì dài xiāng chuán
- 互相推诿 hù xiāng tuī wěi
- 代代相传 dài dài xiāng chuán
- 以礼相待 yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
- 休戚相关 xiū qī xiāng guān
- 倾囊相授 qīng náng xiāng shòu
- 凶相毕露 xiōng xiàng bì lù
- 两虎相争 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng
- 兵戎相见 bīng róng xiāng jiàn
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