唇亡齿寒

[chún wáng chǐ hán]
  • 释义
  • (比喻利害关系十分密切) If the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold. -- share a common lot;If one of two interdependent things falls, the other is in danger.;Teeth are exposed [cold] when lips are lost.;The lips being lost, the teeth feel cold -- When the lips are lost, the teeth will be exposed to the cold. ;

  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    If the lips are gone, the teeth will feel cold.

    唇亡齿寒.

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