Cold lips and cold teeth

Cold lips and cold teeth

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch ú NJI é ch ǐ h á n, which means that if the lips are gone, the teeth will feel cold. It means that interests are closely related. It comes from Chuang Tzu's box.

Idiom usage

As a predicate or attribute, it is used in the relationship between the country and people.

Analysis of Idioms

A synonym: cold lips and cold teeth

The origin of Idioms

Chuang Tzu's box: "therefore, the lips are exhausted and the teeth are cold, the wine of Lu is thin and Handan is surrounded, and the saints are born to be thieves."

Idiom explanation

When the lips are gone, the teeth will feel cold. Metaphors should be closely related.