扯線 [－线]

Jyutping ce2 sin3
Pinyin chě xiàn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. lit. pulling the string, meaning to assist two parties to connect or network and building a (business or romantic) relationship
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    扯线公仔唔知道自己俾人操控。
    扯線公仔唔知道自己俾人操控。
    ce2 sin3 gung1 zai2 m4 zi1 dou6 zi6 gei2 bei2 jan4 cou1 hung3 。
    • A puppet doesn't know that it is being manipulated.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个主席无乜本事，佢只系北京𠮶边啲扯线公仔。
    呢個主席無乜本事，佢只係北京嗰邊啲扯線公仔。