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如坐针毡

rú zuò zhēn zhān

4-character word Traditional 如坐針氈

What 如坐针毡 means

1. lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom)
2. fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation

The characters in 如坐针毡

• 如rúas; as if; such as
• 坐zuòto sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc)
• 针zhēnneedle; pin; injection
• 毡zhānfelt (fabric)

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