Saturday, 3 August 2013

針 zam1 needle

There are several entries under 針 zam1 - needle in the dictionary.

針鼻 zhen1bi2 eye of a needle is said as zam1 mag8 針目 or zam1 pi7 針鼻 in Teochew 

zam1 mag8 針目

針眼 zhen1yan5 stye in eye is said as mag8 diao3 dêng1 吊燈

mag8 diao3 dêng1 吊燈

針腳 zhen1jiao5 which is explained by 衣物上的針線 is said as suan3bou7 線步 stitches on clothes or material 

suan3bou7 線步

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