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互通有无

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Pīnyīn
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(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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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *互* | 互* | *互
4画
mutually, reciprocally
1010.7
MVNM
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *通* | 通* | *通
10画
pass through; common; communicate
3730.2
YNIB
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *有* | 有* | *有
6画
have, own, possess; exist
4022.7
KB
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *无* | 无* | *无
4画
negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
1041.0
MKU

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
(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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *互* | 互* | *互
mutual
to intercommunicate / to interoperate
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *通* | 通* | *通
to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *通* | 通* | *通
classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
  
  yǒu
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *有* | 有* | *有
to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional)
  
to have or have not / surplus and shortfall / tangible and intangible / corporeal and incorporeal
   
   
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *无* | 无* | *无
   
   
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *无* | 无* | *无
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less