水底撈針

Chinese

		water; river	background; bottom; base background; bottom; base; (possessive part.); (subor. part.)	fish up	needle; pin; injection
trad. (水底撈針)		水	底	撈	針
simp. (水底捞针)		水	底	捞	针

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuǐdǐlāozhēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄌㄠ ㄓㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi² dai² laau⁴ zam¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐdǐlāozhēn [Phonetic: shuídǐlāozhēn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄌㄠ ㄓㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuěidǐlaojhen
    • Wade–Giles: shui³-ti³-lao¹-chên¹
    • Yale: shwěi-dǐ-lāu-jēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeidiilhaujen
    • Palladius: шуйдилаочжэнь (šujdilaočžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seoi² dai² laau⁴ zam¹
    • Yale: séui dái làauh jām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soey² dai² laau⁴ dzam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêu² dei² lao⁴ zem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/

Idiom

水底撈針

1. Synonym of 大海撈針 / 大海捞针 (dàhǎilāozhēn)