yǐn xiàn chuān zhēndictionary entry
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to thread a needle / (fig.) to act as a go-between
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Original source entry:

引線穿針 引线穿针 [yin3 xian4 chuan1 zhen1] /to thread a needle/(fig.) to act as a go-between/

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