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as (if); such as
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state in detail; strand; thread
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| trad. (不絕如縷)
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不絕
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如
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縷
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| simp. (不绝如缕)
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不绝
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缕
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| Literally: “hanging by only thin threads”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
不絕如縷
- in a desperate situation
- (of sounds) faint and long
其聲嗚嗚然，如怨、如慕、如泣、如訴，餘音嫋嫋，不絕如縷。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
其声呜呜然，如怨、如慕、如泣、如诉，余音袅袅，不绝如缕。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: 1082, Su Shi, Former Ode on the Red Cliffs
- Qí shēng wūwūrán, rú yuàn, rú mù, rú qì, rú sù, yú yīn niǎoniǎo, bùjuérúlǚ.
- The sound was like that of whistling; it was like whining, like admiring, like crying, like complaining. It was lingering in the air, faint and long.
- (proscribed) to be continuous; to be unceasing
隨後，這樣的捐款不絕如縷、漸成常態： [MSC, trad.]
随后，这样的捐款不绝如缕、渐成常态： [MSC, simp.]- From: 2010 April 2, 《57年行善不绝如缕》, in 《京江晚报》, page 7
- suíhòu, zhèyàng de juānkuǎn bùjuérúlǚ, jiàn chéng chángtài:
- Afterwards, such donations came in a constant stream, and people were soon accustomed to it:
自然法為何不絕如縷？ [MSC, trad.]
自然法为何不绝如缕？ [MSC, simp.]- From: 2011 November 2, 《自然法为何不绝如缕》, in 《法制日报》, page 10
- Zìránfǎ wèihé bùjuérúlǚ?
- Why won't natural law cease to exist?
在魏晉南北朝隋唐五代這一歷史時期，詞源學的發展不絕如縷。 [MSC, trad.]
在魏晋南北朝隋唐五代这一历史时期，词源学的发展不绝如缕。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 2020 October 5, 曾昭聪 (Zeng Zhaocong), 《建设中国特色汉语词源学》, in 《光明日报》 , →ISSN, page 06
- Zài Wèi-Jìn Nán-Běi Cháo Suí-Táng Wǔdài zhè yī lìshǐ shíqī, cíyuánxué de fāzhǎn bùjuérúlǚ.
- In the five dynasties of Wei, Jin, Northen and Southern, Sui and Tang, etymology had been undergoing continuous development.