mò kim đáy bể
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compare Chinese 海底摸針／海底摸针 (hải để mạc châm).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mɔ˨˩ kim˧˧ ʔɗaj˧˦ ʔɓe˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mɔ˦˩ kim˧˧ ʔɗaj˨˩˦ ʔɓej˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mɔ˨˩ kim˧˧ ʔɗa(ː)j˦˥ ʔɓej˨˩˦]
Verb[edit]
- (idiomatic) to look for a needle in a haystack; literally "to blindly look for a needle at the bottom of the ocean"