互通有无 (hù tōng yǒu wú) | Meaning: (idiom) mutual exchange of assistance; to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls; to reciprocate with material assistance; to scratch each other's back | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor · to exchange gifts · Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.投桃报李tóu táo bào lǐ

lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius) · to use this in place of that · what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts取长补短qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn

lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom) · fig. to return politeness for politeness礼尚往来lǐ shàng wǎng lái

(idiom) mutual exchange of assistance; to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls; to reciprocate with material assistance; to scratch each other's back

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