Chi Wang She Cun is a metaphor suggesting that hardness is easily broken while softness endures, derived from Liu Xiang's 'Lessons from the States' in the Han Dynasty, 'Is it not because of its softness? The demise of teeth, is it not because of their hardness?'
齿亡舌存比喻刚硬易折，柔软常存，出自汉刘向《说苑·敬慎》“岂非以其柔耶？齿之亡也，岂非以其刚耶？”
| 成语 | 齿亡舌存 |
|---|---|
| 解释 | 牙齿都掉了，舌头还存在。比喻刚硬的容易折断，柔软的常能保全。 |
| 出处 | 汉·刘向《说苑·敬慎》：“夫舌之存也，岂非以其柔耶？齿之亡也，岂非以其刚耶？” |
| 拼音 | chǐ wáng shé cún |
| 拼音码 | cwsc |
| 近义词 | 柔能克刚、齿敝舌存 |
| 用法 | 联合式；作定语；比喻刚硬的容易折断，柔软的常能保全 |
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