踏破鐵鞋無覓處

daap6 po3 tit3 haai4 mou4 mik6 cyu3

to describe something that is nowhere to be found even after painstakingly exhausting all of one's energy and effort to look for it

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to describe something that is nowhere to be found even after painstakingly exhausting all of one's energy and effort to look for it

Written Forms

踏破鐵鞋無覓處Traditional · Main Form
踏破铁鞋无觅处Alternate Form

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