大海捞针

Traditional: 大海撈針

dà hǎi lāo zhēn

Dictionary entry

lit. to fish a needle from the sea

What does 大海捞针 mean?

大海捞针 (dà hǎi lāo zhēn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to fish a needle from the sea

2to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)

Character breakdown

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大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)海Hǎisurname Hai 捞lāoto fish up · to dredge up 针zhēnneedle · pin

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大海捞针

dà hǎi lāo zhēn

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