猴年马月 hóu nián mǎ yuè

long time off; time that will never come

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. long time off
  2. 2. time that will never come

Characters

Character Meaning
猴 hóu HSK 5
monkey
年 nián HSK 1
year; grain; harvest (old)
马 mǎ HSK 3
horse; surname Ma
月 yuè HSK 1
month; moon; monthly