猴年马月

Traditional: 猴年馬月

hóu nián mǎ yuè

Dictionary entry

long time off

What does 猴年马月 mean?

猴年马月 (hóu nián mǎ yuè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1long time off

2time that will never come

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猴hóumonkey · CL:隻|只[zhi1]年Niánsurname Nian 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]月yuèmoon · month

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猴年马月

hóu nián mǎ yuè

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