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The idiom being introduced now is 「相濡以沫」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
Ru: wet; Mo: saliva. The spring dried up, and the fish spit to moisten each other. It is a metaphor for helping each other with the little strength we have when we are in a difficult situation together.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xiàng rú yǐ mò
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
seung2 yu4 yi5 mut6
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