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驴生戟角 — “Something utterly impossible to happen, akin to a donkey growing horns”

驴生戟角 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Something utterly impossible to happen, akin to a donkey growing horns”. Literally, “Donkey grows halberd horns”.

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驴生戟角 Pronunciation and Pinyin

驴生戟角 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
驴
lǘ7donkey
生
shēng5to be born, grow, or live
戟
jǐ12ancient Chinese halberd
角
jiǎo7horn, corner, angle, role, dime

Example Sentence with 驴生戟角

等他主动承认错误,那简直是驴生戟角,不可能的事。
For him to proactively admit his mistake would be like a donkey growing horns, utterly impossible.

Idioms Related to 驴生戟角

Synonyms of 驴生戟角

  • lǘ驴shēng生jī笄jiǎo角an impossibility; something that will never 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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What does 驴生戟角 mean?

驴生戟角 (lǘ shēng jǐ jiǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Something utterly impossible to happen, akin to a donkey growing horns”.

How do you pronounce 驴生戟角?

驴生戟角 is pronounced lǘ shēng jǐ jiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 驴生戟角 literally mean?

Literally, 驴生戟角 means “Donkey grows halberd horns”. It is used to mean “Something utterly impossible to happen, akin to a donkey growing horns”.

What is the Chinese definition of 驴生戟角?

驴子长角。比喻不可能发生的事

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