以邻为壑 (yǐ lín wéi hè) | Meaning: to use one's neighbor as a drain | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom) · fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need雪中送炭xuě zhōng sòng tàn

(lit.) (of fish) to moisten each other with spittle (when out of the water) (idiom) · (fig.) to share meager resources and support each other in times of difficulty相濡以沫xiāng rú yǐ mò

to be of service to others · to help others · benevolent与人为善yǔ rén wéi shàn

to use one's neighbor as a drain · to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)

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