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2025
大海撈針
大海撈針
See also:
大海捞针
Chinese
sea
;
ocean
fish up
needle; pin; injection
trad.
(
大海撈針
)
大海
撈
針
simp.
(
大海捞针
)
大海
捞
针
Literally:
“dredge up a needle from the vast ocean”.
Idiom
大海撈針
find a
needle in a haystack
Synonyms
海底撈針
/
海底捞针
海底摸針
/
海底摸针
(
hǎidǐmōzhēn
)
東海撈針
/
东海捞针
水底撈針
/
水底捞针
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
dàhǎilāozhēn
(
Zhuyin
)
: ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄠ ㄓㄣ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
daai
6
hoi
2
laau
4
zam
1
, daai
6
hoi
2
laau
1
zam
1
, daai
6
hoi
2
lou
4
zam
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
,
Beijing
)
+
Pinyin
:
dàhǎilāozhēn
Zhuyin
:
ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄠ ㄓㄣ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
dahhaelhaujen
IPA
(key)
:
/ta̠⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
)
+
Jyutping
:
daai
6
hoi
2
laau
4
zam
1
, daai
6
hoi
2
laau
1
zam
1
, daai
6
hoi
2
lou
4
zam
Yale
:
daaih hói làauh j
ā
m, daaih hói l
ā
au j
ā
m, daaih hói lòuh jam
Cantonese Pinyin
:
daai
6
hoi
2
laau
4
dzam
1
, daai
6
hoi
2
laau
1
dzam
1
, daai
6
hoi
2
lou
4
dzam
IPA
(
key
)
:
/tɑːi̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵ lɑːu̯²¹ t͡sɐm
⁵⁵
/, /tɑːi̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵ lɑːu̯
⁵⁵
t͡sɐm
⁵⁵
/, /tɑːi̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵ lou̯²¹ zăm/
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