穿针引线

Traditional form:

穿針引線

Pinyin (reading):

chuānzhēnyǐnxiàn

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 穿 - to drill, to pierce; to dress, to wear
• 针 - needle, pin, tack; acupuncture
• 引 - to pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract
• 线 - line, thread, wire; clue, trail

Traditional characters:

• 穿 - to drill, to pierce; to dress, to wear
• 針 - needle, pin, tack; acupuncture
• 引 - to pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract
• 線 - line, thread, wire; clue, trail