"相濡以沫" meaning in Chinese

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      "english": "When the springs are dried up, the fishes collect together on the land. Than that they should moisten one another there by the damp about them, and keep one another wet by their slime, it would be better for them to forget one another in the rivers and lakes.",
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      "roman": "Quán hé, yú xiāngyǔ chǔ yú lù, xiāng xǔ yǐ shī, xiāng rú yǐ mò, bùrú xiāngwàng yú jiānghú.",
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      "text": "泉涸，魚相與處於陸，相呴以溼，相濡以沫，不如相忘於江湖。",
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      "english": "When the springs are dried up, the fishes collect together on the land. Than that they should moisten one another there by the damp about them, and keep one another wet by their slime, it would be better for them to forget one another in the rivers and lakes.",
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      "tags": [
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      "text": "泉涸，鱼相与处于陆，相呴以湿，相濡以沫，不如相忘于江湖。",
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  "literal_meaning": "to moisten each other with spittle",
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      "zh-pron": "soeng¹ jyu⁴ ji⁵ mut⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "siangrúyǐmò"
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      "zh-pron": "hsiang¹-ju²-i³-mo⁴"
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    },
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "sêng¹ yu⁴ yi⁵ mud⁶"
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjang nyu yiX mat"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "/*[s]aŋ no ləʔ mˤat/"
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        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*slaŋ njo lɯʔ maːd/"
    },
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  "word": "相濡以沫"
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      "english": "When the springs are dried up, the fishes collect together on the land. Than that they should moisten one another there by the damp about them, and keep one another wet by their slime, it would be better for them to forget one another in the rivers and lakes.",
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      "text": "泉涸，魚相與處於陸，相呴以溼，相濡以沫，不如相忘於江湖。",
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      "text": "泉涸，鱼相与处于陆，相呴以湿，相濡以沫，不如相忘于江湖。",
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      "zh-pron": "sēung yùh yíh muht"
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      "zh-pron": "soeng¹ jy⁴ ji⁵ mut⁹"
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      "zh-pron": "sêng¹ yu⁴ yi⁵ mud⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "/*[s]aŋ no ləʔ mˤat/"
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