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太陽從西邊出來
简 太阳从西边出来 · 繁 太陽從西邊出來Mandarin · pinyin tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
Meanings
- lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
- fig. hell freezes over
- pigs can fly
Characters in this entry
- 太
- tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
- 陽
- yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
- 從
- cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
- 西
- xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
- 邊
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- 出
- chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
- 來
- lái · come, coming; return, returning
- 阳
- yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun
- 从
- cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
- 边
- biān · edge, margin, side, border
- 来
- lái · come, coming; return, returning
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Mandarin tones
4–2–2–1–1–1–2 · tai4 yang2 cong2 xi1 bian1 chu1 lai2
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phrase
- (idiomatic) pigs might fly (used when one thinks that there is no chance for something to happen)
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