"穿針引線" meaning in Chinese

See 穿針引線 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐm⁵⁵ jɐn¹³ siːn³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/, /t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐm⁵⁵ jɐn¹³ siːn³³/ Chinese transliterations: chuānzhēnyǐnxiàn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄔㄨㄢ ㄓㄣ ㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], cyun¹ zam¹ jan⁵ sin³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], chuānzhēnyǐnxiàn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], chuanjhenyǐnsiàn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻuan¹-chên¹-yin³-hsien⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chwān-jēn-yǐn-syàn [Mandarin, Yale], chuanjenyiinshiann [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чуаньчжэньиньсянь [Mandarin, Palladius], čuanʹčžɛnʹinʹsjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], chyūn jām yáhn sin [Cantonese, Yale], tsyn¹ dzam¹ jan⁵ sin³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], qun¹ zem¹ yen⁵ xin³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 穿针引线, 穿針引綫
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 穿針引線
  1. (figuratively) to act as a go-between; to act as a middleman Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
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      "form": "穿针引线",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "穿針引綫",
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        "Traditional Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
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      "expansion": "穿針引線",
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  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to act as a go-between; to act as a middleman"
      ],
      "id": "en-穿針引線-zh-phrase-T4BoMP9c",
      "links": [
        [
          "act",
          "act"
        ],
        [
          "go-between",
          "go-between"
        ],
        [
          "middleman",
          "middleman"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) to act as a go-between; to act as a middleman"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chuānzhēnyǐnxiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄨㄢ ㄓㄣ ㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cyun¹ zam¹ jan⁵ sin³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chuānzhēnyǐnxiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chuanjhenyǐnsiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻuan¹-chên¹-yin³-hsien⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chwān-jēn-yǐn-syàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chuanjenyiinshiann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чуаньчжэньиньсянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čuanʹčžɛnʹinʹsjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chyūn jām yáhn sin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsyn¹ dzam¹ jan⁵ sin³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qun¹ zem¹ yen⁵ xin³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐm⁵⁵ jɐn¹³ siːn³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐm⁵⁵ jɐn¹³ siːn³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "穿針引線"
}
{
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    {
      "form": "穿针引线",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "穿針引綫",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Traditional Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "穿針引線",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese chengyu",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 引",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 穿",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 線",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 針",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to act as a go-between; to act as a middleman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "act",
          "act"
        ],
        [
          "go-between",
          "go-between"
        ],
        [
          "middleman",
          "middleman"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) to act as a go-between; to act as a middleman"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chuānzhēnyǐnxiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄨㄢ ㄓㄣ ㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cyun¹ zam¹ jan⁵ sin³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chuānzhēnyǐnxiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chuanjhenyǐnsiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻuan¹-chên¹-yin³-hsien⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chwān-jēn-yǐn-syàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chuanjenyiinshiann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чуаньчжэньиньсянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čuanʹčžɛnʹinʹsjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chyūn jām yáhn sin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsyn¹ dzam¹ jan⁵ sin³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qun¹ zem¹ yen⁵ xin³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐm⁵⁵ jɐn¹³ siːn³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐm⁵⁵ jɐn¹³ siːn³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "穿針引線"
}

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