穿針引線

Chinese

		to bore through; pierce; perforate to bore through; pierce; perforate; penetrate; pass through; to dress; to wear; to put on; to thread	needle; pin; injection	to lead; to divert (water); to guide	thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line
trad. (穿針引線/穿針引綫)		穿	針	引	線/綫
simp. (穿针引线)		穿	针	引	线

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chuānzhēnyǐnxiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄢㄓㄣㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cyun¹ zam¹ jan⁵ sin³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chuānzhēnyǐnxiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄢㄓㄣㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuanjenyyinshiann
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chuanjhenyǐnsiàn
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰwän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕjɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cyun¹ zam¹ jan⁵ sin³
  - Yale: chyūn jām yáhn sin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsyn¹ dzam¹ jan⁵ sin³
  - Guangdong Romanization: qun¹ zem¹ yen⁵ xin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰyːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐm⁵⁵ jɐn¹³ siːn³³/

Idiom

穿針引線

(figuratively) to act as a go-between; to act as a middleman

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