如坐針氈

Chinese

		as (if); such as	to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc.)	needle; pin; injection	felt
trad. (如坐針氈)		如	坐	針	氈
simp. (如坐针毡)		如	坐	针	毡

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rúzuòzhēnzhān

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄣㄓㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ co⁵ zam¹ zin¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: rúzuòzhēnzhān
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄣㄓㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rutzuohjenjan
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐu³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂän⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁴ co⁵ zam¹ zin¹
  - Yale: yùh chóh jām jīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ tso⁵ dzam¹ dzin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ co⁵ zem¹ jin¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ t͡sʰɔː¹³ t͡sɐm⁵⁵ t͡siːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

如坐針氈

lit. as if sitting on pins and needles, fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation

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