海底撈針
Chinese
| seabed; seafloor; bottom of the sea | fish up | needle; pin; injection | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (海底撈針) | 海底 | 撈 | 針 | |
| simp. (海底捞针) | 海底 | 捞 | 针 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: hǎidǐlāozhēn [Phonetic: háidǐlāozhēn]
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄌㄠ ㄓㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hǎidǐlaojhen
- Wade–Giles: hai3-ti3-lao1-chên1
- Yale: hǎi-dǐ-lāu-jēn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haediilhaujen
- Palladius: хайдилаочжэнь (xajdilaočžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hoi2 dai2 laau4 zam1
- Yale: hói dái làauh jām
- Cantonese Pinyin: hoi2 dai2 laau4 dzam1
- Guangdong Romanization: hoi2 dei2 lao4 zem1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hái-tóe-lô-chiam
- Tâi-lô: hái-tué-lô-tsiam
- Phofsit Daibuun: hay'doefloiciafm
- IPA (Xiamen): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo²⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Idiom
海底撈針
- to look for a needle in a haystack
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 大海撈針 (“to look for a needle in a haystack”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 大海撈針, 海底撈針, 水底撈針, 東海撈針 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 大海裡撈針 |
| Taiwan | 大海撈針, 海底撈針 | |
| Singapore | 海底撈針 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 大海撈針 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 海底摸針 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 海底摸針 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 海底摸針 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 海底摸針 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 海底摸針 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 海底摸針 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 海底摸針 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 海底摸針, 大海摸針 |
| Tainan | 海底摸針, 大海摸針 | |