唇亡齒寒 (seon4 mong4 ci2 hon4) — 唇齒相依 in Cantonese
seonˎ₄唇mongˎ₄亡ciˊ²齒honˎ₄寒简 唇亡齿寒
Mandarin Pinyin: chun2 wang2 chi3 han2
Meaning of 唇亡齒寒
noun唇齒相依
nounone cannot survive without the other; one depending on the other; intimately interdependent
nounWithout the lips, the teeth get cold.