mutual dependence

  • 相濡以沫 (Xiāng rú yǐ mò)

    This entry explains idiom “Xiang ru yi mo” from Zhuangzi ‑ Dazongshi. Originally about stranded fish, it now means supporting one another through adversity, differing from its original Daoist philosophical implication.

  • Blind Steps and Crippled Eyes

    A certain country was invaded by its enemy. When a lame man there told a blind man of this, the blind man carried the lame one on his back and they escaped together.