Idioms originated in Henan|唇亡齿寒
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2022-12-12 17:05
Today's idiom: 唇亡齿寒(chún wáng chǐ hán)
The idiom is from Zuo's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals. It refers to an ancient Chinese fable in which Guo State and Yu State (now near Sanmenxia in Henan Province) are interdependent neighbors during the Spring and Autumn Periods. However, Yu State makes way for Jin State out of interest. After Jin State conquers Guo State, Yu State is soon subjugated. The idiom originally means that the teeth feel cold without lips. Chinese people use it to describe the high interdependence between two parties.
今日成语：唇亡齿寒
该成语出自《左传·僖公五年》。春秋时期，虢国和虞国（今河南三门峡附近）是相互依存的近邻，但虞国被利益所惑借道给晋国，晋国灭了虢国后，虞国很快也亡国了。原义指嘴唇没有了，牙齿就会感到寒冷，比喻双方利害密切相关。
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