粵

千cin1絲si1萬maan6縷lau5

simp千丝万缕
cin1 si1 maan6 lau5qiān sī wàn lǚ

English

  1. (idiom) intricately interconnected
  2. to have incredibly complicated, close relationship; literally, to have thousands of threads between

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 同某物或人有非常緊密複雜嘅關係

Examples

  • 呢個議員同大財團嘅關係簡直係千絲萬縷。

    This relationship between the congressman and the financial group is incredibly complicated and close.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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