| 守望相助 |
shǒu wàng xiāng zhù |
to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors / mutual help and protection |
| 守 |
shǒu |
to guard / to defend / to keep watch / to abide by the law / to observe (rules or ritual) / nearby / adjoining |
| 守望 |
shǒu wàng |
to keep watch |
| 望 |
wàng |
full moon / to hope / to expect / to visit / to gaze (into the distance) / to look towards / towards |
| 望 |
wàng |
15th day of month (lunar calendar) / old variant of 望 |
| 相 |
Xiāng |
surname Xiang |
| 相 |
xiāng |
each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶 (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品) |
| 相 |
xiàng |
appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc) |
| 相助 |
xiāng zhù |
to help one another; to come to sb's aid |
| 助 |
zhù |
to help / to assist |