見縫插針

Chinese

		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)		見	縫	插	針
simp. (见缝插针)		见	缝	插	针
Literally: “to see a gap and stick in a needle”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiànfèngchāzhēn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥˋ ㄔㄚㄓㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ fung⁶ caap³ zam¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiànfèngchāzhēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥˋ ㄔㄚㄓㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannfenqchajen
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiànfòngchajhen
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ fɤŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gin³ fung⁶ caap³ zam¹
  - Yale: gin fuhng chaap jām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ fung⁶ tsaap⁸ dzam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gin³ fung⁶ cab³ zem¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ fʊŋ²² t͡sʰäːp̚³ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/

Idiom

見縫插針

to make use of every bit of available time or space

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