大海捞针

dàhǎilāozhēn

fish for a needle in the ocean; look for a needle in a haystack

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look for a needle in a bottle of hay; look for a needle in the ocean

unpossible

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look for a needle in a bottle of hay

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da4 hai3 lao1 zhen1

lit. to fish a needle from the sea, to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)

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大海捞针

dà hǎi lāo zhēn

dredge for a needle in the sea; fish a needle out of the sea; fish for a needle in the ocean; locate a needle at the bottom of the sea; look for a needle in a haystack (bottle of hay; bundle of hay); look for a needle in the ocean; search for a pin on the ocean bed

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大海撈針|大海捞针 [dà hǎi lāo zhēn] ► lit. to fish a needle from the sea ► to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)