act as a go-between

act as a go-between

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y à nxi à NCHU à nzh à n, which means to make one end of the thread pass through the eye of the needle, which means to connect and draw from it. From Shuoyuan shanshuo by Liu Xiang of Han Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Pass one end of the thread through the eye of the needle. Metaphor connects and draws people together.

The origin of Idioms

In Shuoyuan shanshuo written by Liu Xiang of Han Dynasty, it is said that "if you are trapped by a needle, you will not be anxious because of the needle; if you marry a woman, you will be married because of the matchmaker, but not because of the matchmaker." Zhou Ji of the Ming Dynasty, Volume 12 of the second episode of the West Lake: "how can Wu Er Niang be a convenient person to go to Huang's house to see Miss Wu and ask her whereabouts in person, so as to be a person who can lead a needle."