大海捞针大海撈針

dà hǎi lāo zhēn

Meaning

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

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Characters

大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep一人海hǎisea, ocean; maritime氵每捞lāoto dredge up; to fish for; to scoop out of the water扌劳针zhēnneedle, pin, tack; acupuncture钅十

Examples

这好比大海捞针。

zhè hǎo bǐ dà hǎi lāo zhēn。

It is like looking for a needle in a haystack.