針頭線腦

See also: 针头线脑

Chinese

		needle; pin; injection	head; (noun suffix)	thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line	brain
trad. (針頭線腦/針頭綫腦)		針	頭	線/綫	腦
simp. (针头线脑)		针	头	线	脑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēntóuxiànnǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēntóuxiànnǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhentóusiànnǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chên¹-tʻou²-hsien⁴-nao³
    • Yale: jēn-tóu-syàn-nǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jentourshiannnao
    • Palladius: чжэньтоусяньнао (čžɛnʹtousjanʹnao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

針頭線腦

1. (colloquial) odds and ends of sewing needs; needle and thread; sewing kit