見縫插針
Chinese
editto see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview |
crack; seam; to sew crack; seam; to sew; to stitch |
insert; stick in; pierce insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose |
needle; pin; injection | ||
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trad. (見縫插針) | 見 | 縫 | 插 | 針 | |
simp. (见缝插针) | 见 | 缝 | 插 | 针 | |
Literally: “to see a gap and stick in a needle”. |
Pronunciation
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- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥˋ ㄔㄚ ㄓㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiànfòngchajhen
- Wade–Giles: chien4-fêng4-chʻa1-chên1
- Yale: jyàn-fèng-chā-jēn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannfenqchajen
- Palladius: цзяньфэнчачжэнь (czjanʹfɛnčačžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ fɤŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gin3 fung6 caap3 zam1
- Yale: gin fuhng chaap jām
- Cantonese Pinyin: gin3 fung6 tsaap8 dzam1
- Guangdong Romanization: gin3 fung6 cab3 zem1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kiːn³³ fʊŋ²² t͡sʰaːp̚³ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
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