藕断丝连

Traditional form:

藕斷絲連

Pinyin (reading):

ǒuduànsīlián

Definitions:

• lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another

Characters:

• 藕 - lotus root
• 断 - to sever, to cut off, to interrupt
• 丝 - silk, fine thread; wire; strings
• 连 - to join, to connect; continuous; even

Traditional characters:

• 藕 - lotus root
• 斷 - to sever, to cut off, to interrupt
• 絲 - silk, fine thread; wire; strings
• 連 - to join, to connect; continuous; even