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穿针引线

chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn

4-character word Traditional 穿針引線

What 穿针引线 means

1. lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between

The characters in 穿针引线

• 穿chuānto bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to go through (e.g. a tunnel)…
• 针zhēnneedle; pin; injection
• 引yǐnto draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth
• 线xiànthread; string; wire