expression, godan verb (-ku)
people have sympathy for kindred in distress
Proverb meaning that one feels compassion for those who share a similar fate or are in the same situation. Literally 'when the fox dies, the rabbit cries'.
狐死して兎泣くというように、同じ業界の苦境には同情を禁じ得ない。
As the proverb goes, 'when the fox dies, the rabbit cries'; I can't help but sympathize with the hardships of others in the same industry.