藕斷絲連 [－断丝连]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    即使​分開​咗​，​關​係​依然​糾纏​不清
    X; literally: lotus roots may break, but the fibre remains joined
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    the ties are severed, but not completely; to still have a thing for somebody; to still pine for somebody
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）