针头线脑

針頭線腦
zhēntóuxiànnǎo
idiom #53,435

Meanings

  1. 1 needle and thread; sewing implements
  2. 2 (figurative) trifling things; petty stuff

Examples

Tā de chōuti lǐ quán shì zhēntóuxiànnǎo.
Her drawer is full of needles, thread, and sewing odds and ends.
Bié wèi zhèxiē zhēntóuxiànnǎo de xiǎoshì chǎojià le.
Don't argue over these trivial little things.

Tips

memory
Literally 'needle-heads and thread-ends' — the small leftover bits of a sewing kit. Used both literally for sewing supplies and figuratively for any pile of insignificant little things.

Stroke Order

zhēn
tóu
线 xiàn
nǎo