be closely related and mutually dependent(chún chǐ xiāng yī)

be closely related and mutually dependent

The Chinese idiom ch ú NCH ǐ Xi ā ngy ī means that lips and teeth depend on each other. It refers to the close relationship and interdependence between the two sides. It comes from the biography of Bao Xun.

Idiom usage

It is used as an attributive to describe the relationship among countries, regions, and people. There are two states, Yu and Guo, which share the same surname and are closely related to each other. ——According to Feng Menglong's Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty, the king of Korea also saw Hongyuan. The Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty were reconciled for a hundred years, so it is not appropriate to change the picture. ——The 13th chapter of Chen Chen's Shuihu houzhuan in Qing Dynasty

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Bao Xun in the annals of the Three Kingdoms, it is said that "with the help of the Yin mountains and rivers, it is difficult to pull out the power of Wu and Shu."

Idioms and allusions

The story of Bao Xun in the chronicles of the Three Kingdoms by Chen Shou of the Jin Dynasty: Wang Shi's failure to conquer the Three Kingdoms is based on the fact that Wu Shu's lips and teeth are closely related to each other, and it is difficult to extricate himself by blocking the mountains and rivers. During the period of the Three Kingdoms, Emperor Wen of Wei wanted to attack the state of Wu. Bao Xun, the censor, admonished Emperor Wen of Wei, saying that "those who failed to conquer after repeated expeditions are closely related to Wu and Shu, and they are difficult to pull out because of their resistance to mountains and rivers." Emperor Wen not only did not consider the beneficial opinions, but angrily demoted him as a law enforcement officer. In the past, xunxi, the Minister of Jin Dynasty, pretended to be Yu (Y ú) to attack Guo (Gu ó). Xun Xi said: "please use the Bi of Chuiji and the Cheng of quchan to bribe Duke Yu. If you want to seek the false way, you will get it." Xian Gong said, "my husband is the treasure of my former monarch. If I accept my money and don't cheat me, what will I do?" Xun Xi said: "otherwise, if he doesn't pretend to me, he won't accept me. If he accepts me and pretends to me, he will take neifu and hide Waifu, and take neizao and write waizao. What's wrong with you When he offered the public promise, he made Xun Xi take the opportunity of Qu's property as the court reality, and use the Bi of Chuji (place name) to attack the Guo State by pretending to be in Yu. Yu Gong indulged in treasure and horse, and wanted to make it. Gong Zhiqi remonstrated: "it's not allowed. Yu Zhi and Guo also, if the car has auxiliary also. The chariot depended on the chariot, and the chariot also depended on the chariot. The ancients said: "the lips are exhausted and the teeth are cold." The survival of Fu (f ú) Guo also depends on (SH ì) Yu; the survival of Yu also depends on Guo. If it is a false way, then the Guo Dynasty will fall and Yu Xi will follow it. How can it be a false way? " Yu Gong's way of listening and pretending. Xun Xi attacked Guo and conquered it; he also attacked Yu and conquered it. Xun Xicao Bi leads the horse to report. Xian Gong said happily, "Bi is still there, and horse's teeth are thin and long." Therefore, he said, "small profits are the remnant of big profits." In the spring and Autumn period, Guo and Yu were the two neighboring states of Jin. Jin wanted to attack Guo, but to attack Guo, the army of Jin had to pass through Yu. As a result, Jin offered public jade and horses as gifts to the king of the state of Yu, asking for help. Gong Zhiqi, the official of the state of Yu, admonished the king of the state of Yu and said, "the state of Guo is the support of the state of Yu! Guo and Yu are like lips and teeth. Without lips, how can teeth protect themselves? Once the state of Jin destroyed the state of Guo, the state of Yu would be destroyed. Why don't you understand the reason why the lips are cold and the teeth are dead? Please don't let the Jin army invade the Guo State. " The king of Yu did not listen to advice. As a result, the Jin army easily wiped out the Guo State. After returning from the victory, they stationed in the state of Yu under the pretext of reorganizing their troops. Then they launched a surprise attack and wiped out the state of Yu at once.

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