守望相助

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Chinese

to keep watch; to guard to help each other; to help
trad. (守望相助) 守望 相助
simp. #(守望相助) 守望 相助

Etymology

From Mencius:

出入相友守望相助疾病扶持百姓親睦
出入相友守望相助疾病扶持百姓亲睦
From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
Sǐ xǐ wú chū xiāng, xiāng tián tóng jǐng, chūrù xiàngyǒu, shǒuwàng xiàngzhù, jíbìng xiàng fúchí, zé bǎixìng qīnmù.
. On occasions of death, or removal from one dwelling to another, there will be no quitting the district. In the fields of a district, those who belong to the same nine squares render all friendly offices to one another in their going out and coming in, aid one another in keeping watch and ward, and sustain one another in sickness. Thus the people are brought to live in affection and harmony.

Pronunciation


Idiom

守望相助

  1. to keep watch and defend and help one another