相濡以沫

Traditional form:

相濡以沫

Pinyin (reading):

xiāngrúyǐmò

Definitions:

• lit. (of fish) to moisten each other with spittle (when water is drying up) (idiom)
• fig. to share meager resources
• mutual help in humble circumstances

Characters:

• 相 - mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
• 濡 - to moisten, to immerse; wet, damp
• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 沫 - bubbles, foam, froth, suds

Traditional characters:

• 相 - mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
• 濡 - to moisten, to immerse; wet, damp
• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 沫 - bubbles, foam, froth, suds