脣齒相依

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Chinese

lips and teeth; intimately related; interdependent to depend on each other; to be interdependent
trad. (脣齒相依/唇齒相依) 脣齒/唇齒 相依
simp. (唇齿相依) 唇齿 相依

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Idiom

脣齒相依

  1. (figurative) to be closely related and mutually dependent (like the lips and teeth)

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