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mò_kim_đáy_bể

mò kim đáy bể

Vietnamese

Idiom

mò kim đáy bể

  1. to look for a needle in a haystack; literally "to blindly look for a needle at the bottom of the ocean"

Etymology

Compare Chinese 海底摸針／海底摸针 (hǎidǐmōzhēn).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mɔ˨˩ kim˧˧ ˀɗɐj˧ˀ˦ ˀɓe˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mɔ˧˧ kim˧˧ ˀɗɐj˩ˀ˧ ˀɓej˧˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mɔ˨˩ kim˧˥ ˀɗɐj˦ˀ˥ ˀɓej˨˦]

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