bù jué rú lǚ

Traditional: 不絕如縷

不绝如缕 (bù jué rú lǚ) is a Chinese word meaning “hanging by a thread; very precarious; almost extinct”.

Meanings

  1. 1hanging by a thread
  2. 2very precarious
  3. 3almost extinct
  4. 4(of sound) linger on faintly

Characters in 不绝如缕

不bù · no; not so绝jué · to cut short如rú · as缕lǚ · strand

Related words

不no; not so如果if; in case; in the event that不过only不要don't!; must not对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon不错correct如何how不能cannot如此like this; so; such不管not to be concerned绝对absolute; unconditional如as

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