互通有无

hùtōngyǒuwú

each supplies what the other needs; supply (or meet) each other's needs

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hu4 tong1 you3 wu2

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

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互通有无

hù tōng yǒu wú

mutual help to make up what the other lacks; carry on the exchange of needed goods; each making up what the other lacks; each supplies what the other needs; exchange what one has for what one has not (does not have); help supply each other's needs; meet each other's wants; supply each other's needs

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互通有無|互通有无 [hù tōng yǒu wú] ► 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