鐵樹開花
tiě​shù​kāi​huā

extremely rare event

  • created reference approved 铁树开花/鐵樹開花 → 苏铁/蘇鐵 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    铁树开花 / 鐵樹開花 tiě​shù​kāi​huā

    苏铁 / 蘇鐵 sū​tiě

    see

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  • created sense approved 铁树开花/鐵樹開花 · tiě​shù​kāi​huā · extremely rare event — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    铁树开花 / 鐵樹開花

    tiě​shù​kāi​huā

    extremely rare event

    something highly improbable or extremely rare; an event that is almost impossible to see happen. Literally means "the iron tree (cycad) blooms", referring to how these plants bloom very infrequently outside of their native tropical environment.

    铁树 (literal) → 铁树/鐵樹 · tiě​shù · sago cycad 开花 (literal) → 开花/開花 · kāi​huā · to bloom

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