唇齿相依 meaning in English
(比喻关系密切, 相互依靠) be as close as lips and teeth -- be closely related and mutually dependent; close interdependence; closely related and interdepended like lips and teeth; be closely related to each other like [as] lips and teeth; be as close to each other as the lips are to the teeth; mutually to depend on each other as lips and teeth; (two neighboring countries) as closely related as lips and teeth
Examples
- We enthusiastically join with all our neighbours in the work of perfecting a community of fraternal trust .
我们积极地联合所有邻邦从事改良一个唇齿相依的社会。 - Some people say the unions and this government are cheek by jowl
有人说工会与这届政府关系密切，有如唇齿相依。 - Like the wings of an aircraft , the public and private sectors cannot exist independent of each other
公营及私营机构就如飞机的两翼一样，唇齿相依。 - There are strong emotional ties between the chinese community and the chinese press which are almost inter - dependent
华社与华文报存有深厚的感情,其关系已是到了唇齿相依。