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to fish a needle from the sea

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

da4hai3lao1zhen1 dàhǎilāozhēn

Meaning


Primary

to fish a needle from the sea

Alternatives

fish a needle from the sea, fishing a needle from the sea, to dredge up a needle from the sea, dredge up a needle from the sea, to look for a needle in a haystack, look for a needle in a haystack

Mnemonic


大海撈針 To fish a needle from the sea is 撈 to dredge up a 針 needle from a 大 big 海 sea. It is used to describe a nearly impossible task.

Usage


這麼 多 文件 裡 找 那 一 頁 真是 大海撈針。

Finding that page in so many documents is truly like fishing a needle from the sea.

在 人群 中 找 他 就像 大海撈針 一樣 難。

Looking for him in a crowd is as hard as fishing a needle from the sea.

找 他 的 家 就像 在 城市 裡 大海撈針。

Finding his house is in the city is like fishing a needle from the sea.