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相濡以沫

Mandarin · pinyin xiāng rú yǐ mò

(lit.) (of fish) to moisten each other with spittle (when out of the water) (idiom)
(fig.) to share meager resources and support each other in times of difficulty

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soeng1 jyu4 ji5 mut6

Cantonese word readings for 相濡以沫. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

soeng1 jyu4 ji5 mut6

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(figurative) to help each other pull through a crisis; mutual help when both are in humble situations
(figurative, of a loving couple) to accompany each other through times of prosperity and hardships till the end of time