- 龟毛兔角 guīmáotùjiǎo non-existent thingsLiterally "turtle hair and rabbit horns"; describes something that exists in name only but not in reality; used in Buddhist texts to illustrate the concept of emptiness.
- 兔角龟毛 tùjiǎoguīmáo impossibilitySomething that cannot possibly happen; literally "rabbits growing horns and turtles growing hair"