To hang on to each other
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is j ǐ sh ī Xiangdi à o, which means that self pity is dying. From Huainanzi shuolinxun.
The origin of Idioms
In Huai Nan Zi Shuo Lin Xun written by Liu An of the Han Dynasty, it is said that "Tang Mu's utensils hang on each other, and the building is built to celebrate each other."
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences
To hang on to each other
seek a moment 's peace however one can - gǒu qiě tōu ān
leave evil unchecked spells ruin - yǎng yōng yí huàn