太阳从西边出来 / 太陽從西邊出來

tài​yáng​cóng​xī​biān​chū​lái

hell freezes over

Literally "the sun rises in the west"; used to describe something that is impossible or extremely unlikely to happen.

太阳 (literal) → 太阳/太陽 · tài​yang · sun 从 (literal) → 从/從 · cóng · from 西边 (literal) → 西边/西邊 · xī​bian · west side 出来 (literal) → 出来/出來 · chū​lai · to come out

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM