太阳从西边出来 tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái

fig. hell freezes over; pigs can fly

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. hell freezes over
  2. 2. pigs can fly
  3. 3. lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
太 tài HSK 1
too (much); very; extremely
阳 yáng HSK 3
Yang, opposite: 阴yīn; sun; male principle (Taoism)
从 cóng HSK 2
from; via; through
西 xī HSK 1
west; the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙xī bān yá
边 biān HSK 2
side; edge; border
出 chū HSK 1
to go out; to come out
来 lái HSK 1
to come; to arrive; next