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hanging by a thread · very precarious · almost extinct · (of sound) linger on faintly

不绝如缕
bù jué rú lǚ
b+ù·4th tonej+üé·2nd toner+ú·2nd tonel+ǚ·3rd tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment · in a dangerous state危如累卵wēi rú lěi luǎnimminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis岌岌可危jí jí kě wēidanger · dangerous危险wēi xiǎn
Antonyms
(idiom) (usu. of sth abstract: an alliance, a conviction etc) unbreakable; rock-solid牢不可破láo bù kě pòas secure as Mount Taishan · as solid as a rock安如泰山ān rú Tài Shān
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