lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another

lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another

(slang) unattractive; ugly (derived from near homophone 醜|丑[chou3])

lotus root

(Cantonese) (of a woman) to direct a coquettish look, comment or gesture at a guy