脣亡齒寒
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English
- indicating that if one side is injured, the other side will also suffer; literally: when lips perish, teeth become cold
粵語 — Cantonese
- 比喻一方受傷，另一方都會唔好受
Examples
我哋兩個唇亡齒寒，背叛我你都唔會好得過去邊。
We're in the same boat. If you betray me, you won't have it easy.
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk