the continuation is only held by a silken thread

the continuation is only held by a silken thread

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ù Ju é R ú Xi à n, which means to describe a critical situation, like a line almost broken; to describe the decline of future generations or the scarcity of successors. It comes from Gongyang Zhuan, the fourth year of the Duke of Fu.

The origin of Idioms

In Gongyang Zhuan, the fourth year of the Duke of Fu, it is said that "the communication between Nanyi and Beidi is endless in China."

Idiom usage

In the book of the Han Dynasty, Volume 16, Gao Hui, Gao Houwen's meritorious officials list No. 4, it is said that "when filial piety comes to success, compassionate questions will be added, and it will decline a little. "