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铁树开花 — “An extremely rare or difficult event”

铁树开花 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an extremely rare or difficult event”. Something that is very unlikely to happen. Literally, “the iron tree blooms”.

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铁树开花 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 铁tiě
  • 树shù
  • 开kāi
  • 花huā

铁树开花 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
铁
tiě10iron metal or firm
树
shù9tree or plant
开
kāi4open, start, operate
花
huā8Flower, spend, colorful, blurry

Example Sentence with 铁树开花

他竟然主动帮忙做家务,这简直是铁树开花,太让人意外了
He actually offered to help with housework; it's like an iron tree blooming, truly unexpected.

Idioms Related to 铁树开花

Synonyms of 铁树开花

  • dà大hǎi海lāo捞zhēn针find a needle in a haystack
  • bǎi百nián年bù不yù遇rarely seen or encountered

Antonyms of 铁树开花

  • yì易rú如fǎn反zhǎng掌extremely easy to do
  • chù触mù目jiē皆shì是visible everywhere
  • qīng轻ér而yì易jǔ举effortless and very easy

More idioms starting with 铁

  • tiě铁zhōng中zhēng铮zhēng铮an outstanding talent
  • tiě铁fú佛shāng伤xīn心,,shí石rén人luò落lèi泪profoundly tragic, moving even the inanimate
  • tiě铁gōng公jī鸡an extremely stingy person
  • tiě铁zuǐ嘴gāng钢yá牙eloquent and articulate debater
  • tiě铁bì壁tóng铜qiáng墙impenetrable fortress
  • tiě铁bì壁tóng铜shān山formidable and reliable power
  • tiě铁xīn心mù木cháng肠extremely resolute and unyielding
  • tiě铁xīn心shí石cháng肠utterly unfeeling or hard-hearted
  • tiě铁xīn心tiě铁yì意absolutely determined and unwavering
  • tiě铁dǎ打xīn心cháng肠to have a heart of steel
  • tiě铁dǎ打tóng铜zhù铸extremely sturdy and durable
  • tiě铁chǔ杵chéng成zhēn针Perseverance can achieve difficult goals

Questions about 铁树开花

What does 铁树开花 mean?
铁树开花 (tiě shù kāi huā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an extremely rare or difficult event”.
How do you pronounce 铁树开花?
铁树开花 is pronounced tiě shù kāi huā in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 铁树开花 literally mean?
Literally, 铁树开花 means “the iron tree blooms”. It is used to mean “an extremely rare or difficult event”.
What is the Chinese definition of 铁树开花?
铁树:也叫苏铁,常绿乔木,不常开花。比喻事情非常罕见或极难实现。
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