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相濡以沫

xiāng rú yǐ mò

4-character word

What 相濡以沫 means

1. (lit.) (of fish) to moisten each other with spittle (when out of the water) (idiom)
2. (fig.) to share meager resources and support each other in times of difficulty

The characters in 相濡以沫

• 相xiāngeach other; one another; mutually
• 濡rúdilatory; to moisten
• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to
• 沫mòfoam; suds

Example sentences

• 她与他相濡以沫。
  Tā yǔ tā xiāng rú yǐ mò.
  She stayed by his side through thick and thin.