芝麻掉到针尖儿上，难得芝麻掉到針尖兒上，難得芝麻掉到針尖兒上，難得

a sesame seed lands on a needle point: hard to come by

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes something precious that is hard to get or achieve.

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Simplified: 芝麻掉到针尖儿上，难得
Traditional (Taiwan): 芝麻掉到針尖兒上，難得
Pinyin: zhīma diào dào zhēn jiānr shàng, nándé
Bopomofo: ㄓ ˙ㄇㄚㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓㄣㄐㄧㄢㄦㄕㄤˋ，ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄜˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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