针头线脑 — “Small, trivial items”
针头线脑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Small, trivial items”. Odds and ends; sundries, often referring to household sewing essentials like needles and threads. Literally, “Needle tips and thread scraps”.
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针头线脑 Pronunciation and Pinyin
针头线脑 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 针头线脑
奶奶的抽屉里总是放着各种针头线脑，以备不时之需
Grandma's drawer always contained various needles, threads, and other small essentials, just in case.
Idioms Related to 针头线脑
More idioms starting with 针
- zhēn针tóu头xuē削tiě铁to be extremely parsimonious
- zhēn针tóu头xiàn线wěi尾sewing supplies
- 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 针头线脑 mean?
针头线脑 (zhēn tóu xiàn nǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Small, trivial items”.
How do you pronounce 针头线脑?
针头线脑 is pronounced zhēn tóu xiàn nǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 针头线脑 literally mean?
Literally, 针头线脑 means “Needle tips and thread scraps”. It is used to mean “Small, trivial items”.
What is the Chinese definition of 针头线脑?
缝纫用的针线等物。比喻细微的事物。