Pinyin Dictionary results for "jin jian"

晋见
to have an audience with
禁见
to deny a detainee visitation privileges
觐见
to have an audience (with the Emperor)
捉襟见肘
lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom); strapped for cash; unable to make ends meet
饥馑荐臻
famine repeats unceasingly (idiom, from Book of Songs)
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