唇齿相依
chún​chǐ​xiāng​yī

closely related

  • created sense approved 唇齿相依/唇齒相依 · chún​chǐ​xiāng​yī · closely related — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    唇齿相依 / 唇齒相依

    chún​chǐ​xiāng​yī

    closely related

    literally "as close as lips and teeth"; used to describe two parties that are closely related and mutually dependent for their survival

    脣齒相依

    唇齿 (literal) → 唇齿/唇齒 · chún​chǐ · interdependent 相依 (literal) → 相依 · xiāng​yī · to depend on each other

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense