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乌头白马生角
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乌头白马生角

乌头白马生角 — “Refers to something impossible or highly improbable to happen”

乌头白马生角 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to something impossible or highly improbable to happen”. An absurd impossibility. Literally, “Black hair turns white, a horse grows horns”.

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乌头白马生角 Pronunciation and Pinyin

乌头白马生角 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
乌
wū4crow, black, nothing, alas
头
tóu5head
白
bái5white, bright, clear
马
mǎ3horse, big, large
生
shēng5to be born, grow, or live
角
jiǎo7horn, corner, angle, role, dime

Example Sentence with 乌头白马生角

小明说他能在一天之内看完那本厚厚的字典,这简直是乌头白马生角,根本不可能。
Xiao Ming claimed he could finish reading that massive dictionary in a single day, which is like black hair turning white or a horse growing horns—utterly impossible.

Idioms Related to 乌头白马生角

More idioms starting with 乌

  • wū乌qī七bā八zāo糟in a terrible mess
  • wū乌zhī之cí雌xióng雄unable to distinguish good from evil
  • wū乌yún云yā压dǐng顶impending crisis or great pressure
  • wū乌hé合zhī之zhòng众disorganized rabble
  • wū乌hé合zhī之zú卒a disorganized and undisciplined crowd
  • wū乌tiān天hēi黑dì地utterly dark, chaotic, or degenerate
  • wū乌tóu头bái白,,mǎ马shēng生jué角An impossibility; something that will never happen
  • wū乌tóu头mǎ马jiǎo角something utterly impossible
  • wū乌mào帽hóng红qún裙men and women in general
  • wū乌yǒu有xiān先shēng生a fictitious person or thing
  • wū乌qī漆mò墨hēi黑pitch-dark
  • wū乌dēng灯hēi黑huǒ火utterly dark without any light or fire

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What does 乌头白马生角 mean?

乌头白马生角 (wū tóu bái mǎ shēng jiǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to something impossible or highly improbable to happen”.

How do you pronounce 乌头白马生角?

乌头白马生角 is pronounced wū tóu bái mǎ shēng jiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 乌头白马生角 literally mean?

Literally, 乌头白马生角 means “Black hair turns white, a horse grows horns”. It is used to mean “refers to something impossible or highly improbable to happen”.

What is the Chinese definition of 乌头白马生角?

比喻不可能出现的事。

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