千丝万缕 / 千絲萬縷

qiān​sī​wàn​lǚ

linked in countless ways

Describes extremely complex and close relationships that are difficult to disentangle; countless ties or links.

千 (literal) → 千 · qiān · many 丝 (literal) → 丝/絲 · sī · strand 万 (literal) → 万/萬 · wàn · countless 缕 (literal) → 缕/縷 · lǚ · strand; wisp

Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM