To hang on to each other
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is j ǐ sh ī Xiangdi à o, which means that self pity is dying. From Huainanzi shuolinxun.
The origin of Idioms
In Huai Nan Zi Shuo Lin Xun written by Liu An of the Han Dynasty, it is said that "Tang Mu's utensils hang on each other, and the building is built to celebrate each other."
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences
Chinese PinYin : jǐ shī xiēng diào
To hang on to each other
bamboo fences and hay-thatched mud cottages. zhú lí máo shè
great pains taken in working out a scheme. kùn xīn héng lǜ
hold together to form a clique. bào chéng yī tuán
bring glory to one 's parents and become celebrated. xiǎn zǔ yáng míng