when disaster strikes,help comes from all quarters (or sides)
一方有難，八方支援yī fānɡ yǒu nàn,bā fānɡ zhī yuán
形容某一地區(qū)或人有了困難，其他地區(qū)都趕來支援和幫助。when trouble occurs at one spot, help comes from all quarters; when one place is in difficulty, help comes from all sides