daap6 po3 tit3 haai4 mou4 mik6 cyu3踏破鐵鞋無覓處踏破铁鞋无觅处
Jyutpingdaap6 po3 tit3 haai4 mou4 mik6 cyu3
Yaledaph po tit hàih mòuh mikh chyu
Definition
to describe something that is nowhere to be found even after painstakingly exhausting all of one's energy and effort to look for it
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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level
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