驴年马月 — “An indeterminate, very distant, or impossible future date”
驴年马月 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an indeterminate, very distant, or impossible future date”. A never-never day; when pigs fly. Literally, “donkey year horse month”.
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驴年马月 Pronunciation and Pinyin
驴年马月 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 驴年马月
这件事情他答应会帮忙，但具体什么时候能完成，我看真是要等到驴年马月了。
He promised to help with this matter, but as for when it can be completed, I really think it will be a very long time from now, if ever.
Idioms Related to 驴年马月
Synonyms of 驴年马月
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xīn心gǒu狗fèi肺cruel, vicious, and heartless
- lǘ驴shēng生jǐ戟jiǎo角something utterly impossible to happen
- lǘ驴shēng生jī笄jiǎo角an impossibility; something that will never happen
- 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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Open the tool →Questions about 驴年马月
What does 驴年马月 mean?
驴年马月 (lǘ nián mǎ yuè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an indeterminate, very distant, or impossible future date”.
How do you pronounce 驴年马月?
驴年马月 is pronounced lǘ nián mǎ yuè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 驴年马月 literally mean?
Literally, 驴年马月 means “donkey year horse month”. It is used to mean “an indeterminate, very distant, or impossible future date”.
What is the Chinese definition of 驴年马月?
不可知的年月。