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相輔相成

简 相辅相成 · 繁 相輔相成
Mandarin · pinyin xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to complement one another
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Characters in this entry

相
xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
輔
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成
chéng · completed, finished, fixed
辅
fǔ · cheek bone; protective; assist
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1–3–1–2 · xiang1 fu3 xiang1 cheng2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

soeng1 fu6 soeng1 sing4

Cantonese word readings for 相輔相成. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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soeng1 fu6 soeng1 sing4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to be mutually supporting; to complement each other

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