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Chinese
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monkey
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year
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horse; surname
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moon; month
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| trad. (猴年馬月)
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猴
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年
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馬
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月
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| simp. (猴年马月)
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猴
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年
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马
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月
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| Literally: “monkey year, horse month”.
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Etymology
From 驢年馬月／驴年马月 (lǘniánmǎyuè, “year of the donkey (in the Zodiac); God knows when”).
Alternatively, from dialectal 何年嘛月 (“what year, what month?”).
Pronunciation
Idiom
猴年馬月
- an unknown and long time; donkey's years; God knows when
- 等到猴年馬月／等到猴年马月 ― děng dào hóuniánmǎyuè ― wait for donkey's years