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Chinese
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donkey
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year
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horse; surname
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moon; month
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| trad. (驢年馬月)
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驢
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年
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馬
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月
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| simp. (驴年马月)
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驴
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年
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马
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月
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| Literally: “donkey year, horse month”.
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Etymology
Donkey does not exist in the Chinese zodiac system and therefore this idiom means "never".
Pronunciation
Idiom
驢年馬月
- time that will never come; impossible date; the remote future; God knows when; an unknown and long time; donkey's years
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