皮之不存,毛將焉附

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Chinese

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leather; skin; fur 's; him/her/it; this not; no
exist; deposit; store
exist; deposit; store; keep; survive
 
hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar
a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready
a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use
 
where; how
to add; to attach; to be close to
to add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached
 
trad. (皮之不存,毛將焉附)
simp. (皮之不存,毛将焉附)

Etymology

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Idiom

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皮之不存,毛將焉附

  1. "the skin is gone; where will the fur go?"; referring to the loss of crucial foundations