相得益彰

Mandarin · pinyin xiāng dé yì zhāng

Meanings

  1. to bring out the best in each other (idiom)
  2. to complement one another well
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相
xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
得
dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
益
yì · profit, benefit; advantage; hexagram ䷩
彰
zhāng · clear, manifest, obvious
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1–2–4–1 · xiang1 de2 yi4 zhang1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

soeng1 dak1 jik1 zoeng1

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soeng1 dak1 jik1 zoeng1

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  1. (idiomatic) to help and complement each other so both can hone their talents better

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相得益彰 · xiang1 de2 yi4 zhang1
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Exact source record相得益彰 相得益彰 [xiang1 de2 yi4 zhang1] /to bring out the best in each other (idiom)/to complement one another well/