- lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another
Characters
- 藕 (藕): root of lotus
- 断 (斷): to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly
- 丝 (絲): silk; thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc
- 连 (連): surname Lian
Resources
- Wiktionary: 藕断丝连
- MDBG: 藕断丝连
- Examples with 藕断丝连 on Tatoeba
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