「穿針引線」
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| Pronunciation: | cyun1 zam1 jan5 sin3 |
| Individual Character Meaning: |
穿 put on((clothes)); to wear; to put on; to pierce; to bore; to penetrate; to string together; to reveal; to be out 針 needle; to pick on somebody; sewing needle; pin; spy; injection; shot 引 to induce; to attract; to quote; to cite 線 thread; string; route; line; boundary; tier; network connection; reception; signal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Explanation: |
to be an intermediary or a middleman; literally: to put a thread through the eye of a needle
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