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Chinese
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to wear out iron shoes; to search high and low
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not have
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seek
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a place; location; spot a place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to stay; get along with; to be in a position of; deal with |
| trad. (踏破鐵鞋無覓處)
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踏破鐵鞋
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無
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覓
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處
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| simp. (踏破铁鞋无觅处)
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踏破铁鞋
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无
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觅
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处
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| Literally: “One can wear out iron shoes searching for something with no success.”
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Etymology
Comes from the phrase: 踏破鐵鞋無覓處，得來全不費工夫.
Pronunciation
Idiom
踏破鐵鞋無覓處
- (xiehouyu) One will search high and low only to find it when one least expects to.