唇齿相依 (chún chǐ xiāng yī) — (idiom) mutually dependent, interdependent like lips and teeth
Definition
Idiom for two parties so closely linked that each depends on the other for survival — like lips and teeth. Used for close allies, partners, or neighbors whose fates are tied together.
idiom
mutually dependentinterdependent like lips and teeth
Examples
- 唇齿相依，，。Zhè liǎng gè guó jiā chún chǐ xiāng yī, yì róng jù róng, yì sǔn jù sǔn.These two countries are as interdependent as lips and teeth — if one prospers, both prosper; if one suffers, both suffer.
- ，唇齿相依，。Zài shāng yè hé zuò zhōng, shuāng fāng chún chǐ xiāng yī, shuí yě lí bù kāi shuí.In business cooperation, the two sides are mutually dependent — neither can do without the other.
- 唇齿相依，。Tā men gōng sī hé wǒ men chún chǐ xiāng yī, hé zuò cái néng gòng yíng.Their company and ours are interdependent like lips and teeth; only through cooperation can we both win.
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