芝麻掉到针鼻儿里,赶巧 芝麻掉到針鼻兒里,趕巧 芝麻掉到針鼻兒里,趕巧

a sesame seed falls into the eye of a needle: just in time

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
Said when something happens by lucky coincidence.
Simplified
芝麻掉到针鼻儿里,赶巧
Traditional (Taiwan)
芝麻掉到針鼻兒里,趕巧
Pinyin
zhīma diào dào zhēnbír lǐ, gǎnqiǎo
Bopomofo
ㄓ ˙ㄇㄚ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓㄣ ㄅㄧˊㄦ ㄌㄧˇ,ㄍㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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