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如坐針氈 (jyu4 co5 zam1 zin1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

如坐針氈 (jyu4 co5 zam1 zin1, rú zuò zhēn zhān) — lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom); fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 如上 (jyu4 soeng6) — as above
• 如上所述 (jyu4 soeng6 so2 seot6) — as stated above
• 如入無人之境 (jyu4 jap6 mou4 jan4 zi1 ging2) — it seems like entering into a sphere where no one is there; to encounter little…
• 如喪考妣 (jyu4 song3 haau2 bei2) — it describes people are so anxious and upset that it is as if their parents jus…
• 如夢初醒 (jyu4 mung6 co1 sing2) — as if awakening from a dream, analogy: someone was foolish in the past, but ins…
• 如常 (jyu4 soeng4) — as usual

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