| 释义 |
皮之不存，毛将焉附 [- zhī bù cún máo jiānɡ yān fù]With the skin gone, to what can the hair attach itself?; A thing cannot exist without its basis.; If the skin does not exist, what could the hair adhere to — One thing is dependent on the other; mutually dependent (of neighboring states); usefulness of having a buffer state in between; It is impossible for a thing to exist without its basis. |