穿針引線
Chinese
| to thread a needle | fuse; sewing needle | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (穿針引線/穿針引綫) | 穿針 | 引線/引綫 | |
| simp. (穿针引线) | 穿针 | 引线 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chuānzhēnyǐnxiàn
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄢ ㄓㄣ ㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chuanjhenyǐnsiàn
- Wade–Giles: chʻuan1-chên1-yin3-hsien4
- Yale: chwān-jēn-yǐn-syàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuanjenyiinshiann
- Palladius: чуаньчжэньиньсянь (čuanʹčžɛnʹinʹsjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- 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): /t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐm⁵⁵ jɐn¹³ siːn³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
穿針引線
- (figuratively) to act as a go-between; to act as a middleman