Meaning of 大海捞针
大海捞针 means to look for a needle in a haystack; virtually impossible to find. Pronounced dà hǎi lāo zhēn.
- to look for a needle in a haystack; virtually impossible to find
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
zhè这
me么
dà大
de的
chéng城
shì市
lǐ里
zhǎo找
yī一
gè个
méi没
dài带
shǒu手
jī机
de的
rén人
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
dà大
hǎi海
lāo捞
zhēn针
。
Finding someone without a phone in such a big city is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Xiǎng想
cóng从
zhè这
me么
duō多
dàng档
àn案
lǐ里
zhǎo找
chū出
nà那
fèn份
tè特
dìng定
wén文
jiàn件
，
wú无
yì异
yú于
dà大
hǎi海
lāo捞
zhēn针
。
Trying to find that specific document from so many archives is no different from fishing for a needle in the ocean.
Zài在
hù互
lián联
wǎng网
de的
hǎi海
liàng量
xìn信
xī息
zhōng中
zhǎo找
dào到
nà那
tiáo条
zhēn真
shí实
de的
xīn新
wén闻
，
zhēn真
shì是
dà大
hǎi海
lāo捞
zhēn针
。
Finding that truthful piece of news in the ocean of information on the internet is truly like looking for a needle in a haystack.