大海撈針海底撈針dà hǎi lāo zhēncatch the wind in (/with) a net; cry for the moon; fish for a needle in the ocean; look (/search) for a needle in a haystack (/bundle of hay); square the circle
? 朱山虎望著那四顧茫茫的大海，惆悵地想，這真是～呵！(士敏《暗礁》) Staring out across the rolling waves,Zhu Shanhu reflected anxiously:“This is like searching for a pin on the ocean bed.” 大海撈針dà hǎi lāo zhēn在大海里撈針。比喻很難辦到或根本辦不到的事。look for a needle in a haystack, catch the wind in a net, cry for the moon, square the circle |