牽線

Chinese

		lead along	thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line
trad. (牽線)		牽	線
simp. (牵线)		牵	线

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiānxiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢㄒㄧㄢˋ
Min Nan (POJ): khan-sòaⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiānxiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢㄒㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianshiann
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khan-sòaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: khan-suànn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qansvoax
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² suã²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰan³³ suã⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² suã²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ suã¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ suã²¹/

Verb

牽線

(literally) to pull the string
(figuratively) to manipulate from behind the scenes; to pull strings
(figuratively) to mediate; to act as go-between; to bring (two people) together (in matchmaking)

Derived terms

牽線搭橋／牵线搭桥

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