Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mò kim rốn bể

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Searching for something extremely difficult to find

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tìm kiếm điều gì đó cực kỳ khó tìm

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Literally: searching for a needle in the navel of the sea

Examples

Anh ấy đã mò kim rốn bể để tìm lại chiếc vòng đính hôn bị mấtHe searched high and low to find the lost engagement ring

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Mò kim rốn bể” mean?

Searching for something extremely difficult to find Literally: searching for a needle in the navel of the sea

Is “Mò kim rốn bể” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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