海底捞针

hǎidǐlāozhēn

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

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look for a needle in the ocean

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look for a needle in the ocean

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see 大海撈針, 大海捞针

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海底捞针

hǎi dǐ lāo zhēn

dredge for a needle in the sea; fish for a needle in the ocean; hunt (look) for a needle in a haystack; impossible task; look for a needle in a bottle (bundle) of hay; look for a needle in the ocean; try to recover a needle from the bottom of the sea; useless (vain) effort:

这回要在庄稼地里搜捕， 那不是海底捞针！ Looking for them now is like fishing for a needle in a haystack!

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海底撈針|海底捞针 [hǎi dǐ lāo zhēn] ► see ↑大海撈針|↑大海捞针 [dà hǎi lāo zhēn]