互通有无 hù tōng yǒu wú

DEFINITIONS

  1. mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
  2. to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
  3. to reciprocate with material assistance
  4. scratch each other's back

CHARACTERS

互 hù mutually, reciprocally
通 tōng pass through, common, communicate
有 yǒu have, own, possess; exist
无 wú negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71