大海撈針

See also: 大海捞针

Chinese

		sea; ocean; large bowl or wine cup	fish up	needle; pin; injection
trad. (大海撈針)		大海	撈	針
simp. (大海捞针)		大海	捞	针
Literally: “dredge up a needle from the vast ocean”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàhǎilāozhēn

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄠㄓㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ hoi² laau⁴ zam¹, daai⁶ hoi² laau¹ zam¹, daai⁶ hoi² lou⁴ zam¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dàhǎilāozhēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄠㄓㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahhaelhaujen
  - IPA ^(key): /ta̠⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ hoi² laau⁴ zam¹, daai⁶ hoi² laau¹ zam¹, daai⁶ hoi² lou⁴ zam¹
  - Yale: daaih hói làauh jām, daaih hói lāau jām, daaih hói lòuh jām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ hoi² laau⁴ dzam¹, daai⁶ hoi² laau¹ dzam¹, daai⁶ hoi² lou⁴ dzam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ hoi² lao⁴ zem¹, dai⁶ hoi² lao¹ zem¹, dai⁶ hoi² lou⁴ zem¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑːi̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵ lɑːu̯²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/, /tɑːi̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵ lɑːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/, /tɑːi̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵ lou̯²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/

Idiom

大海撈針

find a needle in a haystack

Synonyms

海底撈針／海底捞针
海底摸針／海底摸针 (hǎidǐmōzhēn)
東海撈針／东海捞针
水底撈針／水底捞针

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