海底撈針

海底撈針

Chinese

		ocean; sea	background; bottom; base background; bottom; base; (possessive part.); (subor. part.)	fish up	needle; pin; injection
trad. (海底撈針)		海	底	撈	針
simp. (海底捞针)		海	底	捞	针

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hǎidǐlāozhēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄌㄠ ㄓㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi² dai² laau⁴ zam¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: hǎidǐlāozhēn [Phonetic: háidǐlāozhēn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄌㄠ ㄓㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haediilhaujen
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hǎidǐlaojhen
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi² dai² laau⁴ zam¹
    • Yale: hói dái làauh jām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi² dai² laau⁴ dzam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi² dei² lao⁴ zem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːy̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ läːu̯²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/

Idiom

海底撈針

1. to look for a needle in a haystack

Synonyms

• 大海撈針／大海捞针 (dàhǎilāozhēn)
• 海底摸針／海底摸针 (hǎidǐmōzhēn)
• 東海撈針／东海捞针 (dōnghǎilāozhēn)
• 水底撈針／水底捞针 (shuǐdǐlāozhēn)