shǒu wàng xiāng zhùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors / mutual help and protection
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Original source entry:

守望相助 守望相助 [shou3 wang4 xiang1 zhu4] /to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors/mutual help and protection/

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守望相助
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