Mutual generation and mutual restraint

xiāng shēng xiāng kè

Explanation refers to the relationship between the five substances of gold, wood, water, fire and earth that mutually generate and restrain each other. Later it was extended to the dialectical relationship between general substances.

Source: Song Dynasty Shi Puji's "Wu Deng Hui Yuan" Volume 46: "There are five elements of gold and wood, which are mutually reinforcing and restraining each other."

Structural combination

Usage as predicate, attributive, attributive; used in written language

Synonyms of mutual destruction and mutual growth

Example sentence The five-color flag is based on gold, wood, water, fire, earth, ~. ◎Chapter 79 of "The Complete Biography of Shuo Yue" by Qian Cai of the Qing Dynasty