如坐針氈

如坐針氈

Chinese

		as (if); such as	to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc.)	needle; pin; injection	felt
trad. (如坐針氈)		如	坐	針	氈
simp. (如坐针毡)		如	坐	针	毡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rúzuòzhēnzhān

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄣ ㄓㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ co⁵ zam¹ zin¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: rúzuòzhēnzhān
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄣ ㄓㄢ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rutzuohjenjan
    • IPA ^(key): /ʐu³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁴ co⁵ zam¹ zin¹
    • Yale: yùh chóh jām jīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ tso⁵ dzam¹ dzin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ co⁵ zem¹ jin¹
    • IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ t͡sʰɔː¹³ t͡sɐm⁵⁵ t͡siːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

如坐針氈

1. lit. as if sitting on pins and needles, fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation