| 飞针走线 |
fēi zhēn zǒu xiàn |
flying needle and running seam (idiom); skillful needlework |
| 飞 |
fēi |
to fly |
| 针 |
zhēn |
needle / pin / injection / stitch / CL:根,支 |
| 针 |
zhēn |
variant of 针, needle |
| 走 |
zǒu |
to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走) / to change (shape, form, meaning) |
| 走线 |
zǒu xiàn |
(neologism, attested by 2021) (slang) to illegally migrate (esp. from China to the U.S. via Latin America through high-risk routes) / a route of such illegal migration |
| 线 |
xiàn |
variant of 线 |
| 线 |
xiàn |
thread / string / wire / line / CL:条,股,根 / (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) |