针头线尾 — “Needles, threads, and other sewing paraphernalia”
针头线尾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Needles, threads, and other sewing paraphernalia”. Sewing supplies. Literally, “Needles and threads”.
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针头线尾 Pronunciation and Pinyin
针头线尾 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 针头线尾
奶奶年轻的时候，家里所有的衣服都是她一针一线缝出来的，这些针头线尾她都仔细收着，很有感情。
When Grandma was young, all the clothes in the family were sewn by her stitch by stitch. She carefully kept all these needles and threads, feeling very sentimental about them.
Idioms Related to 针头线尾
More idioms starting with 针
- zhēn针tóu头xuē削tiě铁to be extremely parsimonious
- zhēn针tóu头xiàn线nǎo脑small trivial household items
- zhēn针jiān尖duì对mài麦máng芒equally matched, neither side yields
- zhēn针chā插bù不jìn进，，shuǐ水pō泼bù不jìn进impenetrable, unyielding, or exclusive
- zhēn针jiè芥zhī之hé合a perfect match
- zhēn针jiè芥zhī之qì契perfectly matched or suited
- zhēn针jiè芥zhī之tóu投perfectly suited to each other
- zhēn针jiè芥xiāng相tóu投perfectly matched
- zhēn针zhēn针cóng丛jí棘a harsh and difficult environment
- zhēn针fēng锋xiāng相duì对to be sharply opposed
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What does 针头线尾 mean?
针头线尾 (zhēn tóu xiàn wěi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Needles, threads, and other sewing paraphernalia”.
How do you pronounce 针头线尾?
针头线尾 is pronounced zhēn tóu xiàn wěi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 针头线尾 literally mean?
Literally, 针头线尾 means “Needles and threads”. It is used to mean “Needles, threads, and other sewing paraphernalia”.
What is the Chinese definition of 针头线尾?
缝纫用的针线等物。