chún chǐ xiāng yī

Traditional: 唇齒相依

唇齿相依 (chún chǐ xiāng yī) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom); closely related; interdependent”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom); closely related
  2. 2interdependent

Characters in 唇齿相依

唇chún · lip齿chǐ · (bound form) tooth相xiāng · each other依yī · to depend on

Related words

相信to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true真相the truth about sth; the actual facts相当equivalent to互相each other相each other相appearance相surname Xiang相处to be in contact (with sb)相同identical; same牙齿tooth依然still; as before相关related

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