穿针还得引线人穿針還得引線人穿針還得引線人

to thread a needle you still need someone to lead the thread

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Getting something done often needs a go-between or introducer.

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Simplified: 穿针还得引线人
Traditional (Taiwan): 穿針還得引線人
Pinyin: chuānzhēn hái děi yǐnxiàn rén
Pinyin (Taiwan): chuānzhēn hái de yǐnxiàn rén
Bopomofo: ㄔㄨㄢㄓㄣㄏㄞˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ

Written with HSK 2 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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