bù​jué​rú​lǚ

hanging by a thread

  1. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  2. jué adjectiveverb
    to cut off
    (bound form) to sever; to cut short or interrupt, such as a relationship or a flow; to cross or traverse
  3. preposition
    to be like
    to be like; to be similar to; as if
  4. strand; wisp
    (bound form) thread; silk or hemp thread; [classifier] used for thin, wispy things like smoke, hair, or silk strands