不絕如縷

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Chinese

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to be continuous; to be unceasing; to be ceaseless
to be continuous; to be unceasing; to be ceaseless; to be unending; to be uninterrupted
 
as (if); such as state in detail; strand; thread
trad. (不絕如縷) 不絕
simp. (不绝如缕) 不绝
Literally: “hanging by only thin threads”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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不絕如縷

  1. in a desperate situation
  2. (of sounds) faint and long
  3. (proscribed) to be continuous; to be unceasing