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不絕如縷 (bat1 zyut6 jyu4 leoi5) — hanging by a thread; very precarious; almost extinct; (of sound) linger on faintly in Cantonese

batˉ¹不zyutˍ₆絕jyuˎ₄如leoiˏ₅縷
简 不绝如缕
Mandarin Pinyin: bu4 jue2 ru2 lu:3

Meaning of 不絕如縷

nounhanging by a thread; very precarious; almost extinct; (of sound) linger on faintly

Characters in 不絕如縷

不bat1
not; no; un-
絕zyut6
cut/break off; sever
如jyu4
like; as
縷leoi5
detailed; orderly

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