Continuous as a thread

Continuous as a thread

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ù Ju é Ru ò Xi à n, which means to describe a critical situation, like a line almost broken. 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." He Xiu notes: "thread, sewing silk thread, to metaphor micro also."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used in an emergency.

Idiom explanation

Describe the situation as critical, like a line almost broken.