缓急相济 huǎn jí xiāng jì

DEFINITIONS

  1. to help one another in difficulty
  2. mutual assistance in extremity

CHARACTERS

缓 huǎn slow, leisurely; to postpone, delay
急 jí quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
相 xiāng mutual, reciprocal, each other
济 jì help, aid, relieve; ferry, cross