水底捞针 — “Fishing for a needle underwater”
水底捞针 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to attempt to find something that is extremely difficult or virtually impossible to locate, similar to searching for a needle in a vast, complex area”. Literally, “Fishing for a needle underwater”.
水底捞针 Pronunciation and Pinyin
水底捞针 Character Breakdown
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Open the tool →Questions about 水底捞针
What does 水底捞针 mean?
水底捞针 (shuǐ dǐ lāo zhēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to attempt to find something that is extremely difficult or virtually impossible to locate, similar to searching for a needle in a vast, complex area”.
How do you pronounce 水底捞针?
水底捞针 is pronounced shuǐ dǐ lāo zhēn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 水底捞针 literally mean?
Literally, 水底捞针 means “Fishing for a needle underwater”. It is used to mean “to attempt to find something that is extremely difficult or virtually impossible to locate, similar to searching for a needle in a vast, complex area”.
What is the Chinese definition of 水底捞针?
在水底下捞一根针。形容很难找到。