相濡以沫

発音: xiāng rú yǐ mò 字面の意味: Moisten each other with foam

起源と用法

This idiom describes moistening each other (相濡) with foam (以沫). From Zhuangzi's parable of fish in a drying pond who keep each other alive by sharing their foam. Though Zhuangzi suggested freedom was better, the phrase came to represent devoted mutual support during hardship. Modern usage describes couples or friends helping each other survive difficult times through mutual care.

使用する場面

状況: The elderly couple supported each other through their difficult years.

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