打着灯笼也没处找

打着灯笼也没处找

Literally means:

sth or sb can't be found even with the light of a lantern

Actually means:

灯笼, a lighting lamp in the ancient times, is shaped like a cage. It can light large area.

This idiom means good people, valuable things and precious opportunities are rarely seen or available. It is often used to advise sb to cherish such people, things or opportunities.

灯笼，古代常用的照明工具，外形像笼子一样，照亮的范围比较大。

”打着灯笼也没处找“ 比喻人、物或机会很好，非常难得。常用来劝说、告诫别人要珍惜这类的人、物或机会。