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Home / Idiom / 唇齿相依

lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom); closely related · interdependent

唇齿相依
chún chǐ xiāng yī
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom); fig. intimately interdependent唇亡齿寒chún wáng chǐ hánrelated · relevant · pertinent · to be interrelated · (statistics) correlation相关xiāng guānto share the same interests (idiom) · to be closely related · to be in the same boat休戚相关xiū qī xiāng guān
Antonyms
(idiom) (of enemies) cannot live under the same sky; absolutely irreconcilable不共戴天bù gòng dài tiānthe two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences · incompatible standpoints势不两立shì bù liǎng lì
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