ǒu duàn sī lián

Traditional: 藕斷絲連

藕断丝连 (ǒu duàn sī lián) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another

Characters in 藕断丝连

藕ǒu · root of lotus断duàn · to break丝sī · silk连lián · to link

Related words

连to link连surname Lian断to break丝silk不断unceasing粉丝bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles打断to interrupt判断to judge; to determine; judgment连接to link; to join; to connect切断to cut off; to sever连续continuous连环chain

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