唇齿相依 — Chinese idiom
唇齿相依
chún chǐ xiāng yī
Traditional: 唇齒相依
Meaning
- lit. as close as lips and teeth ; closely related
- interdependent
Character by character
- 唇chúnlips
- 齿chǐteeth; gears, cogs; age
- 相xiāngmutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
- 依yīto rely on; to consent, to obey; according to
Idioms sharing a character
- 反唇相讥 fǎn chún xiāng jī
- 唇亡齿寒 chún wáng chǐ hán
- 唇枪舌剑 chún qiāng shé jiàn
- 搬唇递舌 bān chún dì shé
- 白费唇舌 bái fèi chún shé
- 皓齿朱唇 hào chǐ zhū chún
- 饶舌调唇 ráo shé tiáo chún
- 驴唇马嘴 lǘ chún mǎ zuǐ
- 不足挂齿 bù zú guà chǐ
- 伶牙俐齿 líng yá lì chǐ
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