牽線 [牵线]

Jyutping hin1 sin3
Pinyin qiān xiàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to pull strings
  2. to manipulate (a puppet)
  3. to control from behind the scene
  4. to mediate
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, figuratively
    to mediate; to act as go-between; to bring (two people) together (in matchmaking)
  2. verb, figuratively
    to manipulate from behind the scenes; to pull strings
  3. verb, literally
    to pull the string
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）