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fish for a needle in the ocean; locate a needle at the bottom of the sea

dà hǎi lāo zhēn

大 海 捞 针

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metafish for a needle in the ocean; locate a needle at the bottom of the sea
- zài dà chéng shì li zhǎo yī gè rén wú yì yú dà hǎi lāo zhēn
  在大城市里找一个人无异于大海捞针。
  Searching for one man in a big city is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
synonym
nán rú dēng tiān难如登天 tiě shù kāi huā铁树开花 shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè水中捞月 hǎi dǐ lāo zhēn海底捞针 hǎi zhōng lāo yuè海中捞月
antonym
qīng ér yì jǔ轻而易举 yì rú fǎn zhǎng易如反掌 tuò shǒu kě dé唾手可得 xìn shǒu niān lái信手拈来 shǒu dào qín lái手到擒来 tàn náng qǔ wù探囊取物 chuí shǒu kě dé垂手可得 wèng zhōng zhuō biē瓮中捉鳖

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