| 藕断丝连 |
ǒu duàn sī lián |
lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another |
| 藕 |
ǒu |
root of lotus |
| 断 |
duàn |
to break / to snap / to cut off / to give up or abstain from sth / to judge / (usu. used in the negative) absolutely / definitely / decidedly |
| 丝 |
sī |
silk / thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips / classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc |
| 连 |
Lián |
surname Lian |
| 连 |
lián |
to link / to join / to connect / continuously / in succession / including / (used with 也, 都 etc) even / company (military) |