线板上的针,别着線板上的針,別著線板上的針,別着

a needle on the thread board: pinned in place

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Said of holding one's anger or feelings in.
Wordplay: 别 (bié, to pin or stick through) is written for 憋 (biē, to hold in), so the pinned needle suggests bottled-up feelings.

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Simplified: 线板上的针,别着
Traditional (Taiwan): 線板上的針,別著
Traditional (Hong Kong): 線板上的針,別着
Pinyin: xiànbǎn shàng de zhēn,bié zhe
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄓㄣ,ㄅㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄓㄜ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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