如坐针毡
如坐针毡
rú zuò zhēn zhān
lit. as if sitting on pins and needles; fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation
Traditional: 如坐針氈
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- lit. as if sitting on pins and needles
- fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation
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Related Words
针毡(zhēn zhān)— (on) pins and needles
→任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台(rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái)— lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
→戳刺感(chuō cì gǎn)— pins and needles (in muscle)
→芒刺在背(máng cì zài bèi)— feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)
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