created sense approved 藕断丝连/藕斷絲連 · ǒuduànsīlián · apparently severed but still connected — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
藕断丝连 / 藕斷絲連
ǒuduànsīlián
apparently severed but still connected
Literally means that a lotus root might be broken while its fibers remain joined; used to describe people who have ended a formal relationship but remain emotionally attached or involved, especially former lovers.
藕 (literal) → 藕 · ǒu · lotus root 断 (literal) → 断/斷 · duàn · to break 丝 (literal) → 丝/絲 · sī · strand 连 (literal) → 连/連 · lián · to link
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition