不绝如缕 (不絕如縷)
bù jué rú lu:3
Pinyin

Definition

不绝如缕 (不絕如縷)
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bù jué rú lu:3
  1. hanging by a thread
  2. very precarious
  3. almost extinct
  4. (of sound) linger on faintly

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
rú guǒ
  1. 1 if
  2. 2 in case
  3. 3 in the event that
yī rú jì wǎng
  1. 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
  2. 2 continuing as always
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)

Idioms (20)

一不做,二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一如既往
yī rú jì wǎng
  1. 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
  2. 2 continuing as always
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)