相濡以沫

[xiāng rú yĭ mò]

Xiangruyimo comes from an idiom describing fish moistening each other with saliva in shallow water rather than drying up separately. This suggests companions helping each other during hard times and mutual care and affection between lovers or close partners.

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相濡以沫以沫相濡 [xiāng rú yĭ mò yĭ mò xiāng rú]
This phrase taken from Zhuangzi an ancient Taoist book describes fish using their saliva to moisturize ...
相濡作伴 [xiāng rú zuò bàn]
Originating from an ancient tale where fish in drying pools would moisten each other with saliva ...