針頭線腦 in Chinese

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ Chinese transliterations: zhēntóuxiànnǎo [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓㄣㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zhēntóuxiànnǎo [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄓㄣㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], jhentóusiànnǎo [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], chên¹-tʻou²-hsien⁴-nao³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], jēn-tóu-syàn-nǎu [Mandarin, Yale, standard], jentourshiannnao [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], чжэньтоусяньнао [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], čžɛnʹtousjanʹnao [Mandarin, Palladius, standard] Forms: 针头线脑 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 針頭線腦

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    }
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "odds and ends of sewing needs; needle and thread; sewing kit"
      ],
      "id": "en-針頭線腦-zh-phrase-WXZJyW4Y",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) odds and ends of sewing needs; needle and thread; sewing kit"
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
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      "tags": [
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhēntóuxiànnǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄣ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhēntóuxiànnǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄣ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhentóusiànnǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chên¹-tʻou²-hsien⁴-nao³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jēn-tóu-syàn-nǎu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jentourshiannnao"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжэньтоусяньнао"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžɛnʹtousjanʹnao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "針頭線腦"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "针头线脑",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "zh",
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      },
      "expansion": "針頭線腦",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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    {
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        "Chinese colloquialisms",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 線",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 腦",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 針",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 頭",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "odds and ends of sewing needs; needle and thread; sewing kit"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) odds and ends of sewing needs; needle and thread; sewing kit"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhēntóuxiànnǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄣ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhēntóuxiànnǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄣ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhentóusiànnǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chên¹-tʻou²-hsien⁴-nao³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jēn-tóu-syàn-nǎu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jentourshiannnao"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжэньтоусяньнао"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžɛnʹtousjanʹnao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "針頭線腦"
}

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"針頭線腦" meaning in Chinese

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