唇齿

脣齒
chúnchǐ
  1. (figurative) intimately related; interdependent
  2. (literally) lips and teeth
  3. intimately related; interdependent
  4. lips and teeth

Wiktionary

Homographs

唇齿 chúnchǐ (fig.) close partners; interdependent

Entry Composition

=1 唇 chún lip
=1 唇 chún variant of 唇 chún
=1 唇 zhēn
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) terrified
  2. terrified
2 齿 chǐ tooth

classifier: 顆

Containing this entry

唇齿相依 chúnchǐxiāngyī
唇齿音 chúnchǐyīn