藕断丝连 — Chinese idiom
藕断丝连
ǒu duàn sī lián
Traditional: 藕斷絲連
Meaning
- lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined ; lovers part, but still long for one another
Character by character
- 藕ǒulotus root
- 断duànto sever, to cut off, to interrupt
- 丝sīsilk, fine thread; wire; strings
- 连liánto join, to connect; continuous; even
Idioms sharing a character
- 一刀两断 yī dāo liǎng duàn
- 伤筋断骨 shāng jīn duàn gǔ
- 割袍断义 gē páo duàn yì
- 多谋善断 duō móu shàn duàn
- 应机立断 yìng jī lì duàn
- 投鞭断流 tóu biān duàn liú
- 接连不断 jiē lián bù duàn
- 断壁残垣 duàn bì cán yuán
- 断港绝潢 duàn gǎng jué huáng
- 断章取义 duàn zhāng qǔ yì
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