the needle seems to fly and the thread seems to run

the needle seems to fly and the thread seems to run

Flying needle and thread, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ē izh ē NZ ǒ uxi à n, which means to describe skilled sewing skills. It's from Zutangji monk Luofu.

Idiom explanation

Walk: run.

The origin of Idioms

"Zutangji · monk Luofu:" ask: "if you don't shine on your own, what's the matter in the room?" Shi Yun: "when you fly a needle and thread, you can see it, but the two sides are still sparsely embroidered."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, attributive, or adverbial; used in spoken English. example when it comes to female workers, it's unexpected. Ming · Feng Menglong's Xingshi Hengyan Volume 3 Ming · Shi Naian's Shuihu Quanzhuan Chapter 41: "this man's surname is Hou, his name is Jian, and his ancestral home is Hongdu. To be a first-hand tailor is to fly the needle and thread. "

Idiom story

In Outlaws of the marsh, Hou Jian, known as the ape of the earth and the stars, lived in Hongdu. He was a good tailor and had excellent skills. He used to worship Xue Yong as his teacher. He is black, thin and light. He is called "macaque". When Song Jiang and others arrested Huang Wenbing, Hou Jian was making clothes at Huang Wenbing's house. Together with Xue Yong, Hou Jian became an insider and killed Huang Wenbing's family. After entering Liangshan, he was responsible for making military uniforms such as banners, cheongsam and jacket, and he was the 71st hero in Liangshan. Hou Jian was killed in the battle against Fang La.