太阳从西边出来

Traditional: 太陽從西邊出來

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Dictionary entry

lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)

What does 太阳从西边出来 mean?

太阳从西边出来 (tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)

2fig. hell freezes over

3pigs can fly

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太tàihighest · greatest 阳yángpositive (electric.) · sun 从cóngvariant of 從|从[cong2]西Xīthe West · abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]边biānside · edge 出chūto go out; to come out · to arise; to occur 来láito come · (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

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