针毡

針氈
zhēnzhān
  1. needle felting (craft)
  2. piece of felt used as a pincushion

CEDICT

晋朝杜锡屡以忠言劝谏愍怀太子，太子厌之，因置针于杜锡常坐的毡席以刺之。典出《晋书．卷三四．杜预传》。后形容受到胁迫，处境为难，坐立不安。

重編國語辭典

  1. 形容受到胁迫，处境为难，坐立不安的感觉。
  2. 表面有刺针的毛毡。

維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 针 zhēn
  1. needle
  2. pin
  3. injection
  4. stitch

classifiers: 根, 支
=1 针 zhēn variant of 针 zhēn, needle
=2 毡 zhān felt (fabric)
=2 毡 zhān variant of 毡 zhān

Containing this entry

如坐针毡 rúzuòzhēnzhān
  1. lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom)
  2. fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation