Keep your lips close to your cheeks
As a Chinese idiom, CH ú Nb ù L í s ā I refers to being close to each other and often staying together. It comes from the 76th chapter of Jin Ping Mei CI Hua by Xiaosheng, Lanling, Ming Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
The 76th chapter of Jin Ping Mei CI Hua, written by Lanling Xiaosheng of Ming Dynasty: "if you don't go, you are still in the same place."
Idiom usage
I understand that they have a "to" relationship.
Idiom usage
It is used as subject, attribute and object.
Keep your lips close to your cheeks
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