滚芥投针 — Chinese Idiom
滚芥投针 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make painstakingly slow progress with extremely meager or negligible results, akin to the immense difficulty of rolling a tiny mustard seed and trying to thread a needle into a minuscule opening”.
滚芥投针 Pronunciation and Pinyin
滚芥投针 Character Breakdown
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What does 滚芥投针 mean?
滚芥投针 (gǔn jiè tóu zhēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make painstakingly slow progress with extremely meager or negligible results, akin to the immense difficulty of rolling a tiny mustard seed and trying to thread a needle into a minuscule opening”.
How do you pronounce 滚芥投针?
滚芥投针 is pronounced gǔn jiè tóu zhēn in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 滚芥投针?
芥：小草。滚动芥籽，把针投掷进小的孔眼。比喻事情进展很慢，成效小