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针头线脑

zhēn tóu xiàn nǎodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
needle and thread / sewing implements / needlework / (fig.) unimportant thing
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-65560668f79aff82. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

針頭線腦 针头线脑 [zhen1 tou2 xian4 nao3] /needle and thread/sewing implements/needlework/(fig.) unimportant thing/

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Other forms in these source records: 針頭線腦

  • 针
    zhēn

    needle / pin / injection / stitch / CL:根[gēn],支[zhī] / variant of 針|针[zhēn], needle

  • 头
    tóu

    head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[gè]

    tou

    suffix for nouns

  • 线
    xiàn

    thread / string / wire / line / CL:條|条[tiáo],股[gǔ],根[gēn] / (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

  • 脑
    nǎo

    brain / mind / head / essence

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.