皮之不存,毛将焉附
pi2 zhi1 bu4 cun2, mao2 jiang1 yan1 fu4
With the hide gone, what can the hair adhere to?
Said of two things that depend on each other for existence.
adhere to
Synonyms and related words:
abide by, act up to, administer, attend to, be faithful to, bite, carry out, carry through, clasp, cleave to, clench, clinch, cling, clip, clutch, complete, comply with, conform to, discharge, do justice to, effect, effectuate, embrace, enforce, execute, fill, fill out, follow, freeze to, fulfill, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, hang on, hang on to, heed, hold, hold by, hold fast, hold on, hold on to, hold tight, honor, hug, implement, keep, keep faith with, keep hold of, live up to, make, make good, make out, meet, never let go, nip, observe, promulgate, prosecute, put in force, put through, regard, render, respect, satisfy, stick to, transact
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
ADHERE TO
ESSERE FEDELE A. ATTENERSI A. STARE ATTACCATO A. OSSERVARE. RISPETTARE
adhere to
phrv. ติดอยู่กับ (syn. ckeave to, cling to, stick to); ศรัทธาต่อ (ความคิด, ความเชื่อ, ความเห็น), เชื่อมั่นต่อ (ความเชื่อ, ความคิด, แผนงาน) อย่างแน่วแน่, ยึด, ยึดตาม, ทำตาม (syn. cleave to, cling onto, cling to, hold to, keep to, stick to, stay with)