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. "
Chinese PinYin : bù jué rú xiàn
the continuation is only held by a silken thread
leadership rendered ineffectual by recalcitrant subordinates. wěi dà bù diào
Discard the essence at the end. zhú mò shě běn
talk about something mysterious. tán xuán shuō miào
Divide the world into two parts. jīng wèi zì fēn
Spring is born, summer is long, autumn is harvested, winter is stored. chūn shēng xià zhǎng,qiū shōu dōng cáng