踏破鐵鞋無覓處

踏破铁鞋无觅处
tàpòtiěxiéwúmìchù
  1. (xiehouyu) One will search high and low only to find it when one least expects to.
  2. One will search high and low only to find it when one least expects to.

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 踏破鐵鞋 tàpòtiěxié
  1. lit. to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom)
  2. fig. to search high and low
=2 無 mó used in 南無 nāmó
=2 無 wú
  1. not to have
  2. no
  3. none
  4. not
  5. to lack
  6. un-
  7. -less
3 覓 mì
  1. (literary) to seek
  2. to find
=4 處 chǔ
  1. to reside
  2. to live
  3. to dwell
  4. to be in
  5. to be situated at
  6. to stay
  7. to get along with
  8. to be in a position of
  9. to deal with
  10. to discipline
  11. to punish
=4 處 chù
  1. (bound form) place; locality
  2. (bound form) part; aspect
  3. (bound form) office; department; bureau
  4. classifier for locations: spot, point

Containing this entry

踏破鐵鞋無覓處，得來全不費工夫 tàpòtiěxiéwúmìchù,déláiquánbùfèigōngfu to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily