穿针引线 — Chinese idiom
穿针引线
chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn
Traditional: 穿針引線
Meaning
- lit. to thread a needle ; fig. to act as a go-between
Character by character
- 穿chuānto drill, to pierce; to dress, to wear
- 针zhēnneedle, pin, tack; acupuncture
- 引yǐnto pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract
- 线xiànline, thread, wire; clue, trail
Idioms sharing a character
- 一眼看穿 yī yǎn kàn chuān
- 妄生穿凿 wàng shēng chuān záo
- 户限为穿 hù xiàn wéi chuān
- 水滴石穿 shuǐ dī shí chuān
- 没吃没穿 méi chī méi chuān
- 滴水石穿 dī shuǐ shí chuān
- 滴水穿石 dī shuǐ chuān shí
- 百步穿杨 bǎi bù chuān yáng
- 眼穿肠断 yǎn chuān cháng duàn
- 磨穿铁砚 mó chuān tiě yàn
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