見縫插針

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Chinese

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to see; to meet; to appear
to see; to meet; to appear; to interview
 
crack; seam; to sew
crack; seam; to sew; to stitch
 
insert; stick in; pierce
insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose
 
needle; pin; injection
trad. (見縫插針)
simp. (见缝插针)
Literally: “to see a gap and stick in a needle”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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見縫插針

  1. to make use of every bit of available time or space