綢ちゅう繆びゅう

noun

coiled about; entangled; entwined

Rare literary word describing things that are physically or metaphorically intertwined, tangled, or coiled together.

• 古ふるい詩しでは、蔓つるが綢繆として絡からみ合あう様よう子すが描えがかれる。

  In old poetry, vines are depicted as being entangled and coiled together.

noun

familiar; harmonious

Rare literary use for a close, harmonious relationship, often between people. Modern Japanese would more naturally use 親密 or 和やか.

• 「綢繆たる間あいだ柄がら」という表ひょう現げんは、非ひ常じょうに親したしい関かん係けいを指さす古こ風ふうな言いい方かただ。

  The expression 綢繆たる間柄 is an old-fashioned way to refer to a very close, harmonious relationship.