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驴生笄角 — “An impossibility”

驴生笄角 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an impossibility”. Something that will never happen. Literally, “A donkey grows horns”.

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驴生笄角 Pronunciation and Pinyin

驴生笄角 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
驴
lǘ7donkey
生
shēng5to be born, grow, or live
笄
jī10girl's coming-of-age hairpin
角
jiǎo7horn, corner, angle, role, dime

Example Sentence with 驴生笄角

你希望他主动承认错误?那简直是驴生笄角,他从来不会低头。
You hope he will voluntarily admit his mistake? That's simply an impossibility; he never bows his head.

Idioms Related to 驴生笄角

Synonyms of 驴生笄角

  • lǘ驴shēng生jǐ戟jiǎo角something utterly impossible to happen

More idioms starting with 驴

  • lǘ驴qián前mǎ马hòu后Always at someone's beck and call
  • lǘ驴chún唇bù不duì对mǎ马kǒu口inconsistent or irrelevant speech
  • lǘ驴chún唇bù不duì对mǎ马zuǐ嘴irrelevant or incongruous
  • lǘ驴chún唇mǎ马zuǐ嘴incoherent or contradictory speech
  • lǘ驴chún唇mǎ马zī觜talk nonsense
  • lǘ驴tóu头bù不duì对mǎ马zuǐ嘴irrelevant or a complete mismatch
  • lǘ驴nián年mǎ马yuè月when pigs fly
  • lǘ驴xīn心gǒu狗fèi肺cruel, vicious, and heartless
  • lǘ驴gān肝fèi肺ungrateful and malicious intentions
  • lǘ驴míng鸣quǎn犬fèi吠crude writing or clumsy speech
  • lǘ驴míng鸣gǒu狗fèi吠clumsy or unskillful writing or speech

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Questions about 驴生笄角

What does 驴生笄角 mean?

驴生笄角 (lǘ shēng jī jiǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an impossibility”.

How do you pronounce 驴生笄角?

驴生笄角 is pronounced lǘ shēng jī jiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 驴生笄角 literally mean?

Literally, 驴生笄角 means “a donkey grows horns”. It is used to mean “an impossibility”.

What is the Chinese definition of 驴生笄角?

笄:古代盘头发或别住帽子用的簪子。驴子长角。比喻不可能发生的事

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