DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

見縫就鑽

简见缝就钻 · 繁見縫就鑽

Mandarin · pinyin jiàn fèng jiù zuān

lit. to squeeze into every crack (idiom)
fig. to make the most of every opportunity

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
縫: Look up this written character
就: jiù · just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
鑽: Look up this written character
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive
缝: fèng · sew, mend
钻: zuān · drill, bore; pierce; diamond

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

4–4–4–1 · jian4 feng4 jiu4 zuan1

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

5character links

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

見縫就鑽 · find source passages ↗ · 见缝就钻 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gin3 fung6 zau6 zyun3

Cantonese word readings for 見縫就鑽. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack