bù​jué​rú​lǚ

hanging by a thread

Senses

不绝如缕/ 不絕如縷 bù​jué​rú​lǚ hanging by a thread

Hanging by a thread; in a very precarious state or on the verge of extinction.

不绝如缕/ 不絕如縷 bù​jué​rú​lǚ to linger on

Describes a sound that is thin and faint yet continuous, or a phenomenon that lingers on without ending.

References

variant 不绝如缕/不絕如縷 不绝如线/不絕如線