rú zuò zhēn zhān

Traditional: 如坐針氈

如坐针毡 (rú zuò zhēn zhān) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom); fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation

Characters in 如坐针毡

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