Silk: a general term for something as slender as silk.

Lotus root breaks silk, Chinese idiom, pinyin is ǒu duàn sīlián, the metaphor is that on the surface of the relationship is broken, but in fact there is still a connection, in the three love, its mostly refers to the love between men and women is difficult to break. From the poem "Going to the Woman" by Meng Jiao of the Tang Dynasty.

Source: Tang Meng Jiao's poem "Going to the Woman": "The lotus root of the concubine's heart is still connected even though it is broken."

Translation: My heart is like the silk in the lotus root, though broken, it is still as connected.

Example

Yao Xueyin, Li Zicheng, Chapter 38: "She thought that if she continued to be so emotionally ~, she would not only be sorry for her husband, but also for the fetus in her womb."

Ouyang Shan, "Three Alleys," Chapter 22: "Forget it, you don't have to look too hard, they are ~ anyway."

Sun Li, "The Lotus Flower Dian": "The women were a bit ~ in the end. After two days, four young women gathered at Shuisheng's house to discuss."