见缝插针

Traditional form:

見縫插針

Pinyin (reading):

jiànfèngchāzhēn

Definitions:

• lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch

Characters:

• 见 - to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
• 缝 - to sew, to mend
• 插 - to insert, to stick in; to pierce; to plant
• 针 - needle, pin, tack; acupuncture

Traditional characters:

• 見 - to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
• 縫 - to sew, to mend
• 插 - to insert, to stick in; to pierce; to plant
• 針 - needle, pin, tack; acupuncture