chuān zhēn yǐn xiàndictionary entry
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lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
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Original source entry:

穿針引線 穿针引线 [chuan1 zhen1 yin3 xian4] /lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between/

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