dà​hǎi​lāo​zhēn

needle in a haystack

大海捞针 大海撈針 dà​hǎi​lāo​zhēn
needle in a haystack adjective
(idiom) like fishing a needle from the sea; a difficult or impossible task where the chances of success are extremely small

Searching for one man in this big city is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

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1.43 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
0.399 per million

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