lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom); closely related; interdependent
trad. 唇齒相依
Also written 唇齒相依【chún chǐ xiāng yī】
Characters in this word
4唇
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lip
- Pinyin
- chún
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 16765 of 2500
齿
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(bound form) tooth, (bound form) to regard as worthy of mention
- Pinyin
- chǐ
- Traditional
- 齒
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 34501 of 2500
相
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surname Xiang
- Pinyin
- Xiāng
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 5022 of 2500
依
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to depend on, to comply with or listen to sb, according to, in the light of
- Pinyin
- yī
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 6171 of 2500