dredge for a needle in the sea

dredge for a needle in the sea

Looking for a needle under the water, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin Shu ǐ D ǐ L ā ozh ē n, means fishing for a needle under the water. It comes from Er Lang Shou Zhu Ba Jie by Wu Changling of Yuan Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

In Yuan Dynasty, Wu Changling's "Er Lang Shou Zhu Ba Jie": Juner Fu looks like looking for a needle in the sea. Marriage is coming. How can he disappear without fate? Until now.

Idiom usage

It means to work in vain. I don't know when I'll get it. How can I be the daughter of a family. ——Awakening the world by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty Volume 9