缠 绵 不 已

chán mián bù yǐdictionary entry

to cling without letting go / to pester without end / to cling lovingly to each other

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

纏綿不已 缠绵不已 [chan2 mian2 bu4 yi3] /to cling without letting go/to pester without end/to cling lovingly to each other/

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Other forms in these source records: 纏綿不已

缠
chán
to wind around / to wrap round / to coil / tangle / to involve / to bother / to annoy
绵
mián
silk floss / continuous / soft / weak / mild-mannered (dialect) / cotton
不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
已
yǐ
already / (bound form) to stop / to cease / to end / (literary) thereafter / afterward / (literary) too / excessively

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