give mutual help or assistance

give mutual help or assistance

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Zu ǒ t í y ò uqi è, which describes mutual support or help from all aspects, and also describes parents' care for their children. It comes from the biography of Zhang Er and Chen Yu in historical records.

Idiom usage

The pawn told Han Guang that Zhang Er wanted to be the king, so Han Guang had to release his military officials. (2) if we can give the right hand to the left hand, we would rather be strong in the South than win in the north? (Chapter 87 of the popular romance of the Republic of China by Cai Dongfan and Xu Yaofu)

Idioms and allusions

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, farmers all over the country revolted one after another. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Wu Chen, the general of the peasant uprising army, led his troops to conquer Handan and became the king of Zhao. Wu Chen sent Han Guang to the north to seize the land of Yan. After Han Guang occupied the land of Yan, he became the king of Yan. When Wuchen heard of the report, he immediately led the left and right captains Zhang Er and Chen Yu to attack Yan. Wu Chen and a few generals went deep into Yan's territory to understand the enemy's situation. They were discovered by Yan's army. After a fierce battle, they were finally captured by Yan's army because they were outnumbered. Zhang Er and Chen Yu tried to rescue but failed. In order to save Wu Chen, Zhang Er and Chen Yu sent people to lobby Han Guang. After meeting Han Guang, Zhao's envoy cheated and said, "Zhang Er and Chen Yu are willing to let you kill Wu Chen, so that they can divide the state of Zhao equally and become king. If the two kings of Zhao were to help each other, it would be too easy to destroy the state of Yan. " When Han Guang heard this, he quickly let Wu Chen go back.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Zhang Er and Chen Yu in historical records, "it's easy for me to destroy Yan by blaming the king for his crime of killing him for one Zhao and two wise kings."

Analysis of Idioms

Mutual support