Meaning of 铁树开花
铁树开花 means lit. the iron tree (sago palm) blooms; fig. something extremely rare or nearly impossible to achieve. Pronounced tiě shù kāi huā.
- lit. the iron tree (sago palm) blooms; fig. something extremely rare or nearly impossible to achieve
Definitions & Examples
Yào要
xiǎng想
ràng让
tā他
zhǔ主
dòng动
rèn认
cuò错
，
nà那
zhēn真
shì是
tiě铁
shù树
kāi开
huā花
—
—
nán难
shàng上
jiā加
nán难
。
Getting him to admit his mistake would be like the iron tree blooming — extremely difficult.
Zhè这
jiā家
lián连
nián年
kuī亏
sǔn损
de的
gōng公
sī司
jīn今
nián年
jū居
rán然
yíng盈
lì利
le了
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
tiě铁
shù树
kāi开
huā花
。
This company that has been losing money for years actually made a profit this year; it's simply a miracle.
Tā他
nà那
me么
lìn吝
sè啬
de的
rén人
jū居
rán然
qǐng请
kè客
chī吃
fàn饭
，
zhēn真
shì是
tiě铁
shù树
kāi开
huā花
le了
。
For such a stingy person to treat others to dinner—truly a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence.
Yào要
ràng让
tā他
shuō说
jù句
ruǎn软
huà话
，
chú除
fēi非
tiě铁
shù树
kāi开
huā花
。
Getting him to say something soft is impossible unless the iron tree blooms.