相濡以沫 xiāng rú yǐ mò ㄒㄧㄤ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˇ ㄇㄛˋ soeng1 jyu4 ji5 mut6
- lit. (of fish) to moisten each other with spittle (when out of the water) (idiom)
- fig. to share meager resources and support each other in times of difficulty
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相
- 互相 hù xiāng ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ wu6 soeng1 each other
- 亮相 liàng xiàng ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ loeng6 soeng3 to strike a pose (Chinese opera)
- 照相 zhào xiàng ㄓㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ziu3 soeng2 to take a photograph
- 相互 xiāng hù ㄒㄧㄤ ㄏㄨˋ soeng1 wu6 each other
- 相仿 xiāng fǎng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄤˇ soeng1 fong2 similar
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- 相伴 xiāng bàn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄅㄢˋ soeng1 bun6 to accompany sb
- 相似 xiāng sì ㄒㄧㄤ ㄙˋ soeng1 ci5 similar; alike
- 相信 xiāng xìn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄣˋ soeng1 seon3 to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
- 相传 相傳 xiāng chuán ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊ soeng1 cyun4 to pass on
- 相反 xiāng fǎn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄢˇ soeng1 faan2 opposite
- 相同 xiāng tóng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨㄥˊ soeng1 tung4 identical; same
- 相对 相對 xiāng duì ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄨㄟˋ soeng1 deoi3 relatively
- 相差 xiāng chà ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄚˋ soeng1 caa1 to differ
- 相应 相應 xiāng yìng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄧㄥˋ soeng1 jing3 to correspond
- 相机 相機 xiàng jī ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧ soeng3 gei1 camera (abbr. for 照相机)
- 相比 xiāng bǐ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄅㄧˇ soeng1 bei2 to compare
- 相片 xiàng piàn ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄆㄧㄢˋ soeng3 pin2 image
- 相当 相當 xiāng dāng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄤ soeng1 dong1 equivalent to
- 相符 xiāng fú ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄨˊ soeng1 fu4 to match
- 相等 xiāng děng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄥˇ soeng1 dang2 equal
濡
以
- 予以 yǔ yǐ ㄩˇ ㄧˇ jyu5 ji5 to give
- 以上 yǐ shàng ㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋ ji5 soeng6 that level or higher; that amount or more
- 以下 yǐ xià ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ji5 haa6 that level or lower
- 以来 以來 yǐ lái ㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ ji5 loi4 since (used after a specified time or event)
- 以便 yǐ biàn ㄧˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ji5 bin6 so that
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- 以免 yǐ miǎn ㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ji5 min5 in order to avoid
- 以内 以內 yǐ nèi ㄧˇ ㄋㄟˋ ji5 noi6 within
- 以前 yǐ qián ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ji5 cin4 before
- 以及 yǐ jí ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ ji5 kap6 and; as well as
- 以外 yǐ wài ㄧˇ ㄨㄞˋ ji5 ngoi6 apart from
- 以往 yǐ wǎng ㄧˇ ㄨㄤˇ ji5 wong5 in the past; formerly
- 以后 以後 yǐ hòu ㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ ji5 hau6 after
- 以为 以為 yǐ wéi ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ji5 wai4 to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- 以至 yǐ zhì ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ji5 zi3 down to
- 以致 yǐ zhì ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ji5 zi3 to such an extent as to
- 加以 jiā yǐ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧˇ gaa1 ji5 (formal) to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth) (used before a disyllabic verb, indicating that the action is directed at sth previously mentioned, e.g. 加以说明); to apply (restrictions etc); to give (support, consideration etc)
- 可以 kě yǐ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇ ho2 ji5 can
- 得以 dé yǐ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ dak1 ji5 able to
- 所以 suǒ yǐ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ so2 ji5 therefore
- 足以 zú yǐ ㄗㄨˊ ㄧˇ zuk1 ji5 sufficient to...
沫
- 泡沫 pào mò ㄆㄠˋ ㄇㄛˋ pou5 mut6 foam
- 口沫 kǒu mò ㄎㄡˇ ㄇㄛˋ hau2 mut6 spittle
- 吐沫 tù mo ㄊㄨˋ ˙ㄇㄛ tou3 mut3 saliva
- 唾沫 tuò mo ㄊㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄇㄛ to3 mut3 spittle
- 浮沫 fú mò ㄈㄨˊ ㄇㄛˋ fau4 mut6 froth; foam
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- 涎沫 xián mò ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄛˋ jin4 mut6 spittle
- 白沫 bái mò ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄛˋ baak6 mut6 froth
- 肉沫 ròu mò ㄖㄡˋ ㄇㄛˋ juk6 mut6 minced pork
- 飞沫 飛沫 fēi mò ㄈㄟ ㄇㄛˋ fei1 mut6 airborne droplet
- 廖沫沙 Liào Mò shā ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄚ liu6 mut6 saa1 Liao Mosha (1907-1990), journalist and communist propagandist, severely criticized and imprisoned for 10 years during the Cultural Revolution
- 肥皂沫 féi zào mò ㄈㄟˊ ㄗㄠˋ ㄇㄛˋ fei4 zou6 mut6 soapy lather
- 起泡沫 qǐ pào mò ㄑㄧˇ ㄆㄠˋ ㄇㄛˋ hei2 pou5 mut6 to emit bubbles
- 郭沫若 Guō Mò ruò ㄍㄨㄛ ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ gwok3 mut6 joek6 Guo Moruo (1892-1978), writer, communist party intellectual and cultural apparatchik
- 量子沫 liàng zǐ mò ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄗˇ ㄇㄛˋ loeng6 zi2 mut6 quantum foam (in string theory, and science fiction)
- 以沫相濡 yǐ mò xiāng rú ㄧˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄖㄨˊ ji5 mut6 soeng1 jyu4 see 相濡以沫
- 住宅泡沫 zhù zhái pào mò ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄞˊ ㄆㄠˋ ㄇㄛˋ zyu6 zaak2 pou5 mut6 housing bubble
- 口沫横飞 口沫橫飛 kǒu mò héng fēi ㄎㄡˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄏㄥˊ ㄈㄟ hau2 mut6 waang4 fei1 to speak vehemently; to express oneself with great passion
- 史沫特莱 史沫特萊 Shǐ mò tè lái ㄕˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄊㄜˋ ㄌㄞˊ si2 mut3 dak6 loi4 Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist and activist, reported on China, esp. the communist side
- 唾沫星子 tuò mò xīng zi ㄊㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ˙ㄗ to3 mut6 sing1 zi2 sputter
- 泡沫塑料 pào mò sù liào ㄆㄠˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄙㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ pou5 mut6 sou3 liu2 styrofoam
Example sentences
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她 与 與 他 相濡以沫 。
She stayed by his side through thick and thin.
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