唇亡齿寒(chún wáng chǐ hán): lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 脣亡齒寒
lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom)
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- chún wáng chǐ hán
- Meaning
- lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom); fig. intimately interdependent
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 脣亡齒寒
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 唇亡齿寒 — tap one to open its word page.
zuǐ嘴chún唇
HSK 7-9lip
tù兔chún唇
hare lip (birth defect)
fǎn反chún唇xiāng相jī讥
(idiom) to answer back sarcastically; to retort
chún唇xíng形kē科
Labiatae, the taxonomic family including lavender, mint
chún唇cǎi彩
lip gloss; lip color gloss
chún唇qiāng枪shé舌jiàn剑
(idiom) to cross verbal swords; to have a heated verbal exchange
chún唇qiāng枪shé舌zhàn战
see 唇枪舌剑
chún唇gāo膏
lip balm
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