沾唇
zhān chún
Pinyin

Definition

沾唇
 - 
zhān chún
  1. to moisten one's lips
  2. to sip (wine, tea etc)
  3. esp. used with negatives: never touch a drop of the stuff

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

唇
chún
  1. 1 lip
唇膏
chún gāo
  1. 1 lip balm
  2. 2 lipstick
嘴唇
zuǐ chún
  1. 1 lip
  2. 2 classifier: 片 piàn
沾
zhān
  1. 1 to moisten
  2. 2 to be infected by
  3. 3 to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
  4. 4 to touch
唇彩
chún cǎi
  1. 1 lip gloss

Idioms (14)

十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
  1. 1 to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
  2. 2 to lead a pampered life
反唇相讥
fǎn chún xiāng jī
  1. 1 to answer back sarcastically (idiom)
  2. 2 to retort
唇亡齿寒
chún wáng chǐ hán
  1. 1 lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom); fig. intimately interdependent
唇齿
chún chǐ
  1. 1 lit. lips and teeth (idiom); fig. close partners
  2. 2 interdependent
唇齿相依
chún chǐ xiāng yī
  1. 1 lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom); closely related
  2. 2 interdependent