互通有无 (互通有無)
hù tōng yǒu wú
Pinyin
Definition
互通有无 (互通有無)
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- mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
- to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
- to reciprocate with material assistance
- scratch each other's back
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一无所有
- 1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
- 2 without two sticks to rub together
一窍不通
- 1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
- 2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
- 3 it's all Greek to me
一通百通
- 1 grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
三人行,必有我师
- 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
- 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三生有幸
- 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
- 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...