- 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 (相): surname Xiang
- 濡 (濡): dilatory; to moisten
- 以 (㕥): old variant of 以[yi3]
- 沫 (沫): foam; suds
Resources
- Wiktionary: 相濡以沫
- MDBG: 相濡以沫
- Examples with 相濡以沫 on Tatoeba
Examples
她与他相濡以沫。