不绝如缕 in English bu4 jue2 ru2 lu:3 Meaning

Meanings

  • hanging by a thread
  • very precarious
  • almost extinct
  • (of sound) linger on faintly

Simplified Characters

不 绝 如 缕

Traditional Characters

不 絕 如 縷

Pinyin

bu4 jue2 ru2 lu:3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 绝jue2to cut short 如ru2as 缕lv3strand