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打着灯笼没处寻

打着灯笼没处寻 — “Extremely rare and hard to find”

打着灯笼没处寻 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely rare and hard to find”. One of a kind. Literally, “Cannot be found even if one searches with a lantern”.

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打着灯笼没处寻 Pronunciation and Pinyin

打着灯笼没处寻 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
打
dǎ5to hit, strike, or play
着
zhe12to wear, touch, apply, or continue
灯
dēng6lamp or lantern
笼
lóng11cage or container
没
méi7not; have not
处
chù5to be at a place
寻
xún6seek, search, look for

Example Sentence with 打着灯笼没处寻

像他这样品德高尚又乐于助人的朋友,真是打着灯笼没处寻啊。
A friend with such noble character and willingness to help others is truly one of a kind, hard to find anywhere.

Idioms Related to 打着灯笼没处寻

Synonyms of 打着灯笼没处寻

  • dǎ打zhe着dēng灯lóng笼méi没chù处zhǎo找extremely rare and hard to find

More idioms starting with 打

  • dǎ打xià下mǎ马wēi威Assert dominance with an intimidating first impression
  • dǎ打gè个zhào照miàn面run into someone unexpectedly
  • dǎ打rén人mà骂gǒu狗to be abusive and tyrannical
  • dǎ打guāng光gùn棍to remain a bachelor
  • dǎ打rù入lěng冷gōng宫relegated to the sidelines
  • dǎ打fèng凤lāo捞lóng龙Scout for rare and outstanding talent
  • dǎ打fèng凤láo牢lóng龙to trap a powerful opponent
  • dǎ打chū出diào吊rù入stride in and out menacingly
  • dǎ打chū出wáng王pái牌play one's trump card
  • dǎ打jī击bào报fù复strike back in revenge
  • dǎ打qín勤xiàn献qù趣to flatter and please
  • dǎ打zuǐ嘴xiàn现shì世make a fool of oneself in public

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Questions about 打着灯笼没处寻

What does 打着灯笼没处寻 mean?

打着灯笼没处寻 (dǎ zhe dēng lóng méi chù xún) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely rare and hard to find”.

How do you pronounce 打着灯笼没处寻?

打着灯笼没处寻 is pronounced dǎ zhe dēng lóng méi chù xún in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 打着灯笼没处寻 literally mean?

Literally, 打着灯笼没处寻 means “Cannot be found even if one searches with a lantern”. It is used to mean “Extremely rare and hard to find”.

What is the Chinese definition of 打着灯笼没处寻?

比喻很难得,不容易得到

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