| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 不絕如縷 | 不绝如缕 | bù jué rú lǚ | hanging by a thread; very precarious; almost extinct; (of sound) linger on faintly |
| 縷 | 缕 | lǚ | state in detail; strand; thread |
| 千絲萬縷 | 千丝万缕 | qiān sī wàn lǚ | linked in countless ways |
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