- もちつもたれつ
- [持ちつ持たれつ] give-and-take【U】.¶→持ちつ持たれつの¶私たちは~でやってきたWe helped each other. ; We gave mutual help to each other.持ちつ持たれつ
give-and-take* * *もちつもたれつ【持ちつ持たれつ】give-and-take〖U〗.¶ → 持ちつ持たれつの¶私たちは~でやってきたWe helped each other. ; We gave mutual help to each other.* * *もちつもたれつ【持ちつ持たれつ】give-and-take; interdependence; interdependency.●持ちつ持たれつの関係 a give-and-take [mutually advantageous] relationship.
●世の中は持ちつ持たれつだ. It's helping each other that makes the world go round.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.