穿小鞋 in English chuan1 xiao3 xie2 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) to make somebody wear tight shoes (idiomatic expression)
• to make life difficult for somebody

Pinyin

chuan1 xiao3 xie2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

穿chuan1to wear 小xiao3small 鞋xie2shoe