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黄河水清 — “An idiom referring to an extremely rare”

黄河水清 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an idiom referring to an extremely rare”. Auspicious, or highly improbable event, implying something that is almost impossible to happen. Like once in a blue moon. Literally, “Yellow River water becomes clear”.

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黄河水清 Pronunciation and Pinyin

黄河水清 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
黄
huáng11yellow color
河
hé8river
水
shuǐ4water, liquid, river, juice
清
qīng11clear, pure, or tranquil

Example Sentence with 黄河水清

大家都说公司项目能在年底前完成简直是黄河水清,没想到我们真的做到了。
Everyone said it would be as rare as the Yellow River running clear for the company project to be finished before the end of the year, but we actually managed it.

Idioms Related to 黄河水清

More idioms starting with 黄

  • huáng黄yún云bái白cǎo草desolate frontier landscape
  • huáng黄rén人shǒu守rì日a period of great prosperity and stability
  • huáng黄rén人pěng捧rì日excellent order and robust prosperity
  • huáng黄gōng公hǎo好qiān谦excessively modest or feigning humility
  • huáng黄gōng公jiǔ酒lú垆mourn departed friends or bygone days
  • huáng黄guàn冠cǎo草lǚ履simple rustic attire
  • huáng黄guàn冠cǎo草fú服simple, humble clothing of common people
  • huáng黄guàn冠yě野fú服simple rustic attire
  • huáng黄juàn卷yòu幼fù妇a cryptic reference for splendid
  • huáng黄juàn卷qīng青dēng灯solitary diligent study late into night
  • huáng黄fà发ér儿chǐ齿live a long and healthy life
  • huáng黄fā发tái台bèi背elderly people with signs of old age

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Questions about 黄河水清

What does 黄河水清 mean?

黄河水清 (huáng hé shuǐ qīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an idiom referring to an extremely rare”.

How do you pronounce 黄河水清?

黄河水清 is pronounced huáng hé shuǐ qīng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 黄河水清 literally mean?

Literally, 黄河水清 means “Yellow River water becomes clear”. It is used to mean “an idiom referring to an extremely rare”.

What is the Chinese definition of 黄河水清?

黄河之水常年混浊,如果变得清澈则被视为祥瑞的征兆。也比喻罕见的、难得的事情。

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