งมเข็มในมหาสมุทร

Look for a needle in a haystack

งมเข็ม
งม
ngom เข็ม
kěm ใน
nai มหาสมุทร
má-hăa sà-mùt

Vocabulary

ngom = search

kěm = a needle

nai = in

má-hăa sà-mùt = the ocean

Literal Meaning

Dive for a needle in giant ocean

English Proverb

Look for a needle in a haystack

Explanation

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How small is a needle. When it is thrown into the wide ocean, it will fall to the bottom amongst the sand, rocks and seaweed. A diver could be right next to the needle and never see it. But the ocean covers many square kilometres. The chances of finding the needle are just about zero. It therefore means to undertake an impossible search.

Example

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สมศรีเข้าไปหาหนังสือภาษาไทยในห้องของเขา เหมือนงมเข็มในมหาสมุทร เพราะห้องของเขารกมาก

sŏmsĕe  kâo bpai  hăa  năng-sĕu  paa-săa tai  nai  hông  kŏng  kăo mĕuan  ngom kĕm nai má-hăa sà-mùt  prór  hông kŏng kăo rók mâak

Somsri went into her room to get the Thai book. It was like looking for a needle in a haystack. Her room is so untidy.