"海底撈針" meaning in Chinese

See 海底撈針 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /hɔːi̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo²⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/, /hɔːi̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/, /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo²⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: hǎidǐlāozhēn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄌㄠ ㄓㄣ [Mandarin, bopomofo], hoi² dai² laau⁴ zam¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], hái-tóe-lô-chiam, hǎidǐlāozhēn [Phonetic:háidǐlāozhēn] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], hǎidǐlaojhen [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hai³-ti³-lao¹-chên¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], hǎi-dǐ-lāu-jēn [Mandarin, Yale], haediilhaujen [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], хайдилаочжэнь [Mandarin, Palladius], xajdilaočžɛnʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], hói dái làauh jām [Cantonese, Yale], hoi² dai² laau⁴ dzam¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], hoi² dei² lao⁴ zem¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], hái-tóe-lô-chiam [Hokkien, POJ], hái-tué-lô-tsiam [Hokkien, Tai-lo], hay'doefloiciafm [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 海底撈針
  1. to look for a needle in a haystack Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-海底撈針-zh-phrase-hvjEM8Pl Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header 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], 大海撈針 [Mandarin, Taiwan], 海底撈針 [Mandarin, Taiwan], 海底撈針 [Mandarin, 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], 大海摸針 [Xiamen], 海底摸針 [Xiamen], 海底摸針 [Tainan]

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          "word": "海底摸針"
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          "word": "海底摸針"
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          "word": "海底摸針"
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      "zh-pron": "hǎidǐlāozhēn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄌㄠ ㄓㄣ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hoi² dai² laau⁴ zam¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "hái-tóe-lô-chiam"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hǎidǐlāozhēn [Phonetic:háidǐlāozhēn]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hǎidǐlaojhen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hai³-ti³-lao¹-chên¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hǎi-dǐ-lāu-jēn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haediilhaujen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хайдилаочжэнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xajdilaočžɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hói dái làauh jām"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hoi² dai² laau⁴ dzam¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hoi² dei² lao⁴ zem¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔːi̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hái-tóe-lô-chiam"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hái-tué-lô-tsiam"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hay'doefloiciafm"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo²⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: háidǐlāozhēn]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔːi̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo²⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
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}
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄌㄠ ㄓㄣ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hoi² dai² laau⁴ zam¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "hái-tóe-lô-chiam"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hǎidǐlāozhēn [Phonetic:háidǐlāozhēn]"
    },
    {
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hai³-ti³-lao¹-chên¹"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hǎi-dǐ-lāu-jēn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haediilhaujen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хайдилаочжэнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xajdilaočžɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hói dái làauh jām"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hoi² dai² laau⁴ dzam¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hoi² dei² lao⁴ zem¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔːi̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hái-tóe-lô-chiam"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hái-tué-lô-tsiam"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hay'doefloiciafm"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo²⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: háidǐlāozhēn]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔːi̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ 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": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "word": "大海撈針"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "word": "海底撈針"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "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"
    },
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        "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": "大海摸針"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "海底摸針"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Tainan"
      ],
      "word": "海底摸針"
    }
  ],
  "word": "海底撈針"
}

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