唇亡齒寒

唇亡齿寒
chúnwángchǐhán
lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom); fig. intimately interdependent

CEDICT

Homographs

脣亡齒寒 chúnwángchǐhán

Entry Composition

=1 唇 chún lip
=1 唇 chún variant of 唇 chún
=2 亡 wáng
  1. to die
  2. to lose
  3. to be gone
  4. to flee
  5. deceased
=2 亡 wáng old variant of 亡 wáng
3 齒 chǐ tooth

classifier: 顆
4 寒 hán
  1. cold
  2. poor
  3. to tremble