雞毛飛上天
jī​máo​fēi​shàng​tiān

to achieve the impossible

  • created sense approved 鸡毛飞上天/雞毛飛上天 · jī​máo​fēi​shàng​tiān · to achieve the impossible — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鸡毛飞上天 / 雞毛飛上天

    jī​máo​fēi​shàng​tiān

    to achieve the impossible

    Used to describe a miracle or achieving something that seemed impossible, literally meaning "chicken feathers flying up to the sky"; to do something that has never been done before.

    鸡毛 (literal) → 鸡毛/雞毛 · jī​máo · chicken feather 飞 (literal) → 飞/飛 · fēi · to fly 上天 (literal) → 上天 · shàng​tiān · to fly skywards

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