打着灯笼没处找dǎ zhe dēng lóng méi chù zhǎonot to be found even with a lantern—hard to come by;rare
❍ 倘或他有个好歹，你再要娶这么一个媳妇儿，这么个模样儿，这么个性格儿，只怕“打着灯笼儿也没处找去”呢！(《红楼梦》) If anything were to happen to her,you’d never find another wife with her good looks and sweet temper,not if you were to search with a lantern. 打着灯笼没处找da zhe deng long mei chu zhaonot to be found even with a lantern—hard to come by |