不絕如縷 [－绝－缕]

Jyutping bat1 zyut6 jyu4 leoi5
Pinyin bù jué rú lǚ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. hanging by a thread
  2. very precarious
  3. almost extinct
  4. (of sound) linger on faintly
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic, proscribed
    to be continuous; to be unceasing
    • 隨後，這樣的捐款不絕如縷、漸成常態：[…[[#Chinese|]]]
      随后，这样的捐款不绝如缕、渐成常态：[…[[#Chinese|]]]
      suí hòu ， zhè yàng de juān kuǎn bù jué rú lǚ ， jiàn chéng cháng tài ： …
      Afterwards, such donations came in a constant stream, and people were soon accustomed to it: […]
    • 自然法為何不絕如縷？
      自然法为何不绝如缕？
      zì rán fǎ wèi hé bù jué rú lǚ ？
      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。
      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。
      zài wèi － jìn nán － běi cháo suí － táng wǔ dài zhè yī lì shǐ shí qī ， cí yuán xué de fā zhǎn bù jué rú lǚ ．
      In the five dynasties of Wei, Jin, Northen and Southern, Sui and Tang, etymology had been undergoing continuous development.
  2. phrase, idiomatic
    in a desperate situation
  3. phrase, idiomatic, of sounds
    faint and long
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    随后，这样的捐款不绝如缕、渐成常态：[…[[#Chinese|]]]
    隨後，這樣的捐款不絕如縷、漸成常態：[…[[#Chinese|]]]
    suí hòu ， zhè yàng de juān kuǎn bù jué rú lǚ ， jiàn chéng cháng tài ： …
    • Afterwards, such donations came in a constant stream, and people were soon accustomed to it: […]
  2. Mandarin
    自然法为何不绝如缕？
    自然法為何不絕如縷？
    zì rán fǎ wèi hé bù jué rú lǚ ？
    • Why won't natural law cease to exist?
  3. Mandarin
    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。
    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。
    zài wèi － jìn nán － běi cháo suí － táng wǔ dài zhè yī lì shǐ shí qī ， cí yuán xué de fā zhǎn bù jué rú lǚ ．
    • In the five dynasties of Wei, Jin, Northen and Southern, Sui and Tang, etymology had been undergoing continuous development.