龜毛兔角

Chinese

tortoise; turtle hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar rabbit
horn; angle; role
horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
 
trad. (龜毛兔角) 龜 毛 兔 角
simp. (龟毛兔角) 龟 毛 兔 角
Literally: “tortoise's fur and rabbit's horn”.

Etymology

First attested in Buddhist sutras.

Pronunciation

Idiom

龜毛兔角

  1. an impossibility
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