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海底摸針. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
海底摸針, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
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Chinese
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seabed; seafloor; bottom of the sea
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feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to feel (one's pulse); imitate; copy |
needle; pin; injection
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| trad. (海底摸針)
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海底
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摸
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針
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| simp. (海底摸针)
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海底
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摸
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针
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Pronunciation
Idiom
海底摸針
- to look for a needle in a haystack
海底摸針相思海，摸針戇大呆。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
海底摸针相思海，摸针戆大呆。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- From: 1977, 楊小萍, 相思海
- Hái-tóe-bong-chiam siuⁿ-si hái, bong chiam gōng-tōa-tai. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
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可惜人海茫茫，要找會合的人，喔～，親像海底摸針，阮早就無央望。 [Hokkien, trad.]
可惜人海茫茫，要找会合的人，喔～，亲像海底摸针，阮早就无央望。 [Hokkien, simp.]- From: 2013, 江蕙 (Jody Chiang) feat. 陳嘉樺 (Ella Chen), 歹逗陣
- Khó-sioh lîn-hái bâng-bâng, beh chhē ē-ha̍h ê lâng, o͘h ~, chhin-chhiūⁿ hái-té-bong-chiam, gún chá-tiō bô ǹg-bāng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- Unfortunately, there is a vast sea of people, whoa. To look for someone who can get along with me is like looking for a needle in a haystack. I've got no hope early on.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
大海撈針 (“to look for a needle in a haystack”)
See also