"大海撈針" meaning in All languages combined

See 大海撈針 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /tä⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /taːi̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tua²²⁻²¹ hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo²⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /tä⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/, /taːi̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/, /tua²²⁻²¹ hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo²⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: dàhǎilāozhēn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄠ ㄓㄣ [Mandarin, bopomofo], daai⁶ hoi² laau⁴ zam¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], tōa-hái-lô-chiam, dàhǎilāozhēn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], dàhǎilaojhen [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ta⁴-hai³-lao¹-chên¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], dà-hǎi-lāu-jēn [Mandarin, Yale], dahhaelhaujen [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], дахайлаочжэнь [Mandarin, Palladius], daxajlaočžɛnʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], daaih hói làauh jām [Cantonese, Yale], daai⁶ hoi² laau⁴ dzam¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], dai⁶ hoi² lao⁴ zem¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], tōa-hái-lô-chiam [Hokkien, POJ], tuā-hái-lô-tsiam [Hokkien, Tai-lo], doaxhayloiciafm [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 大海捞针
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 大海撈針
  1. to look for a needle in a haystack Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-大海撈針-zh-phrase-hvjEM8Pl Categories (other): Cantonese chengyu, Chinese chengyu, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Hokkien chengyu, Mandarin chengyu, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Synonyms: 大海撈針 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 海底撈針 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 水底撈針 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 東海撈針 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 大海裡撈針 [Beijing], 大海撈針 [Taiwan], 海底撈針 [Taiwan], 海底撈針 [Singapore], 大海撈針 [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], 海底摸針 [Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli, Northern], 海底摸針 [Hakka, Sixian, Pingtung], 海底摸針 [Hakka, Hsinchu-County], 海底摸針 [Hakka, Taichung], 海底摸針 [Hakka, Yunlin], 海底摸針 [Fuzhou], 海底摸針 [Xiamen], 大海摸針 [Xiamen], 海底摸針 [Tainan], 大海摸針 [Tainan], 海底撈針, 水底撈針, 東海撈針, Beijing, 大海裡撈針, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Miaoli (alt: N. Sixian), 海底摸針, Pingtung (alt: Neipu; S. Sixian), Hsinchu County [Hailu, Zhudong], Taichung [Dabu, Dongshi], Hsinchu County [Qionglin, Raoping], Yunlin [Lunbei, Zhao'an], Fuzhou, Xiamen, 大海摸針, Tainan
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  "literal_meaning": "dredge up a needle from the vast ocean",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
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          "needle in a haystack",
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          "tags": [
            "formal",
            "Standard-Chinese"
          ],
          "word": "大海撈針"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "formal",
            "Standard-Chinese"
          ],
          "word": "海底撈針"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "formal",
            "Standard-Chinese"
          ],
          "word": "水底撈針"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "formal",
            "Standard-Chinese"
          ],
          "word": "東海撈針"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Beijing"
          ],
          "word": "大海裡撈針"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Taiwan"
          ],
          "word": "大海撈針"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Taiwan"
          ],
          "word": "海底撈針"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Singapore"
          ],
          "word": "海底撈針"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese",
            "Hong-Kong"
          ],
          "word": "大海撈針"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hakka",
            "Sixian",
            "Miaoli",
            "Northern"
          ],
          "word": "海底摸針"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hakka",
            "Sixian",
            "Pingtung"
          ],
          "word": "海底摸針"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hakka",
            "Hsinchu-County"
          ],
          "word": "海底摸針"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hakka",
            "Taichung"
          ],
          "word": "海底摸針"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hakka",
            "Yunlin"
          ],
          "word": "海底摸針"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Fuzhou"
          ],
          "word": "海底摸針"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Xiamen"
          ],
          "word": "海底摸針"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Xiamen"
          ],
          "word": "大海摸針"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Tainan"
          ],
          "word": "海底摸針"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Tainan"
          ],
          "word": "大海摸針"
        },
        {
          "word": "海底撈針"
        },
        {
          "word": "水底撈針"
        },
        {
          "word": "東海撈針"
        },
        {
          "word": "Beijing"
        },
        {
          "word": "大海裡撈針"
        },
        {
          "word": "Taiwan"
        },
        {
          "word": "Singapore"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hong Kong"
        },
        {
          "alt": "N. Sixian",
          "word": "Miaoli"
        },
        {
          "word": "海底摸針"
        },
        {
          "alt": "Neipu; S. Sixian",
          "word": "Pingtung"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hailu",
            "Zhudong"
          ],
          "word": "Hsinchu County"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Dabu",
            "Dongshi"
          ],
          "word": "Taichung"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Qionglin",
            "Raoping"
          ],
          "word": "Hsinchu County"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Lunbei",
            "Zhao'an"
          ],
          "word": "Yunlin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Fuzhou"
        },
        {
          "word": "Xiamen"
        },
        {
          "word": "大海摸針"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tainan"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dàhǎilāozhēn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄠ ㄓㄣ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daai⁶ hoi² laau⁴ zam¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "tōa-hái-lô-chiam"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dàhǎilāozhēn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dàhǎilaojhen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ta⁴-hai³-lao¹-chên¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dà-hǎi-lāu-jēn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dahhaelhaujen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "дахайлаочжэнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daxajlaočžɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tä⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daaih hói làauh jām"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daai⁶ hoi² laau⁴ dzam¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dai⁶ hoi² lao⁴ zem¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taːi̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tōa-hái-lô-chiam"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tuā-hái-lô-tsiam"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "doaxhayloiciafm"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tua²²⁻²¹ hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo²⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tä⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taːi̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tua²²⁻²¹ hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo²⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "大海撈針"
}
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "大海捞针",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "大海撈針",
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "dredge up a needle from the vast ocean",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese chengyu",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 大",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 撈",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 海",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 針",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hokkien chengyu",
        "Hokkien idioms",
        "Hokkien lemmas",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to look for a needle in a haystack"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "needle in a haystack",
          "needle in a haystack"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dàhǎilāozhēn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄠ ㄓㄣ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daai⁶ hoi² laau⁴ zam¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "tōa-hái-lô-chiam"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dàhǎilāozhēn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dàhǎilaojhen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ta⁴-hai³-lao¹-chên¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dà-hǎi-lāu-jēn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dahhaelhaujen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "дахайлаочжэнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daxajlaočžɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tä⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daaih hói làauh jām"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daai⁶ hoi² laau⁴ dzam¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dai⁶ hoi² lao⁴ zem¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taːi̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tōa-hái-lô-chiam"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tuā-hái-lô-tsiam"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "doaxhayloiciafm"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tua²²⁻²¹ hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo²⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tä⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taːi̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tua²²⁻²¹ hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo²⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "大海撈針"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "海底撈針"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "水底撈針"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "東海撈針"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing"
      ],
      "word": "大海裡撈針"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "word": "大海撈針"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "word": "海底撈針"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Singapore"
      ],
      "word": "海底撈針"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "word": "大海撈針"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern"
      ],
      "word": "海底摸針"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Pingtung"
      ],
      "word": "海底摸針"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hsinchu-County"
      ],
      "word": "海底摸針"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Taichung"
      ],
      "word": "海底摸針"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hsinchu-County"
      ],
      "word": "海底摸針"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Yunlin"
      ],
      "word": "海底摸針"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Fuzhou"
      ],
      "word": "海底摸針"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "海底摸針"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "大海摸針"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Tainan"
      ],
      "word": "海底摸針"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Tainan"
      ],
      "word": "大海摸針"
    },
    {
      "word": "海底撈針"
    },
    {
      "word": "水底撈針"
    },
    {
      "word": "東海撈針"
    },
    {
      "word": "Beijing"
    },
    {
      "word": "大海裡撈針"
    },
    {
      "word": "Taiwan"
    },
    {
      "word": "Singapore"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hong Kong"
    },
    {
      "alt": "N. Sixian",
      "word": "Miaoli"
    },
    {
      "word": "海底摸針"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Neipu; S. Sixian",
      "word": "Pingtung"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hailu",
        "Zhudong"
      ],
      "word": "Hsinchu County"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Dabu",
        "Dongshi"
      ],
      "word": "Taichung"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Qionglin",
        "Raoping"
      ],
      "word": "Hsinchu County"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Lunbei",
        "Zhao'an"
      ],
      "word": "Yunlin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fuzhou"
    },
    {
      "word": "Xiamen"
    },
    {
      "word": "大海摸針"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tainan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "大海撈針"
}

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