粵

穿cyun1針zam1

simp穿针
cyun1 zam1chuān zhēn

English

  1. to thread a needle
  2. to thread a needle; to pass a thread through a needle's eye ----
  3. (of basketball) to swish; "nothing but net"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 縫嘢嘅時候,將線通過針眼出嚟(可以直接穿或者用工具輔助)
  2. 籃球術語;籃球完全冇掂到籃框同籃板就入波,係一球瞄得好準嘅波

Examples

  • 我的手抖得太厉害,没法穿针了。

    My hands were shaking too much to thread the needle.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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