俟河之清
sì​hé​zhī​qīng

waiting for the millennium

  • created sense approved 俟河之清 · sì​hé​zhī​qīng · waiting for the millennium — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    俟河之清

    sì​hé​zhī​qīng

    waiting for the millennium

    to wait for the Yellow River to run clear; used as a metaphor for waiting for something impossible to happen, or for a corrupt political situation to become clean

    俟 (literal) → 俟 · sì · to wait 河 (literal) → 河 · hé · Yellow River 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [nominalizer] 清 (literal) → 清 · qīng · clear

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