help each other when both are in humble circumstances(yǐ mò xiāng rú)

help each other when both are in humble circumstances

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ m ò Xi ā NgR ú, which means to help each other in a difficult situation. It comes from the great master of Zhuangzi in the Warring States period.

Idioms and allusions

origin

In the third volume of Zhuangzi Ji Shi, Nei Pian Da Zong Shi, death, life and destiny (1), which has the characteristics of night and day (2) and heaven. What people have can't be compared with (3), it's all about things. Peter regards heaven as his father, but his body is still in love, not to mention his excellence (4)! It's better to have a king (5), but the body is still dead (6), and it's true (7)! When the spring dries up (8), it's better for fish to be on the land, wet each other (9), and foam each other (10). Instead of praising Yao and not Jie, it's better to forget and change the way (11). My husband carries me in shape (12), labors me in life, loses me in old age (13), and relieves me in death. Therefore, those who are good at living are good at dying.

translation

Neither death nor life can be arranged by man, just as the alternation of night and day changes eternally, completely out of nature. It is impossible for lovers to participate in and intervene in some things, which is the fact that things themselves change. People always regard heaven as the father of life, and love it all their life, not to mention the extraordinary "Tao"! People always think that the monarch must surpass himself, and he is willing to die for the monarch all his life, not to mention the "Tao" that should be regarded as a master? When the spring dries up and the fish are trapped on the land, they lean close to each other and take out their breath to get a little bit of moisture. If they moisten each other with saliva, it's better to forget the life in the past. Instead of praising Tang Yao's holiness and criticizing Xia Jie's cruelty, we should forget them and mix them with "Tao". The earth supports my body, and toils me with survival, relaxes me with aging, and rests me with death. Therefore, those who regard my existence as a good thing can regard my death as a good thing.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: help each other, help each other in the same boat

Idiom usage

Lu Xun's poem "three episodes of the book of paintings of mustard seed garden as a gift to Xu Guangping:" ten years of joint efforts to share the difficulties and dangers, to moisten each other with foam can also be sad. "

The origin of Idioms

Zhuangzi, the great master of Zhuangzi, written by Zhuangzi in the Warring States period, song and Zhou states: "when the spring dries up, fish and fish are on the land, and each other is forced to be wet and help each other."

Chinese PinYin : yǐ mò xiāng rú