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lit. to fish a needle from the sea · to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)

大海捞针
dà hǎi lāo zhēn
d+à·4th toneh+ǎi·3rd tonel+āo·1st tonezh+ēn·1st tone
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Examples1 available
It is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
这好比大海捞针。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
difficult · challenging · straitened circumstances · difficult situation困难kùn nanlit. the iron tree blooms (idiom) · a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence铁树开花tiě shù kāi huā
Antonyms
easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy · no effort at all易如反掌yì rú fǎn zhǎngeasy · with no difficulty轻而易举qīng ér yì jǔeasily obtained · readily available唾手可得tuò shǒu kě dé
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