Meaning of 猴年马月
猴年马月 means an indefinite or impossible date in the future; donkey's years. Pronounced hóu nián mǎ yuè.
- an indefinite or impossible date in the future; donkey's years
Definitions & Examples
Děng等
tā他
zhǔ主
dòng动
dào道
qiàn歉
？
Nà那
děi得
děng等
dào到
hóu猴
nián年
mǎ马
yuè月
le了
。
Wait for him to apologize on his own? We'd have to wait until the cows come home.
Zhè这
gè个
xiàng项
mù目
lǎo老
shuō说
xià下
zhōu周
qǐ启
dòng动
，
wǒ我
kàn看
děi得
dào到
hóu猴
nián年
mǎ马
yuè月
。
They keep saying this project will start next week; I think it'll be donkey's years before it happens.
Xiǎng想
kào靠
zhè这
diǎn点
gōng工
zī资
mǎi买
fáng房
，
nà那
shì是
hóu猴
nián年
mǎ马
yuè月
de的
shì事
。
Trying to buy a house with this salary is something that'll happen when pigs fly.
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