不絕如縷 (bat1 zyut6 jyu4 leoi5 | bu4 jue2 ru2 lv3) : hanging by a thread; very precarious; almost extinct; (of sound) linger on faintly

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不絕如縷

bat1 zyut6 jyu4 leoi5

bu4 jue2 ru2 lv3

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

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This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

不絕如縷 / 不绝如缕

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不 bat1 - not; no; un-
絕 zyut6 - cut off; exhaust; superb; desperate
如 jyu4 - if, as if, like, equal to
縷 leoi5 lau5 - thread; detailed; wisp

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