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Definition(s) for: 唇亡齿寒

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
唇亡齿寒 chún wáng chǐ hán - lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom); fig. intimately interdependent

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 88,619 64,802

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
唇 chún- lip
唇 chún- variant of 唇[chun2]
亡 wáng- to die
- to lose
- to be gone
- to flee
- deceased
亡 wáng- old variant of 亡[wang2]
齿 chǐ- tooth
- CL:顆|颗[ke1]
寒 hán- cold
- poor
- to tremble

Other Words Containing 唇亡齿寒

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo