太阳从西边出来喽
“Hell must have frozen over.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“That kid is ready to pay back the money?”
太阳从西边出来 喽
“Hell must have frozen over.”
三叔
“Uncle San,”
“I never thought I'd see the day that guy actually pays up!”
In Chinese culture, claiming the sun rises in the west is the standard playful idiom used to mock someone doing something totally out of character, especially repaying debts or doing good deeds.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the sun rises from the west (equivalent to 'when pigs fly')
Use this common idiom to express astonishment when an impossible or highly unlikely event actually occurs.
Adds a lively, sing-song, or playful exclamation to emphasize a new development or realization.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Wonders never cease.”
“This is a first.”
“The sun is rising from the west.”
“Hey, what a good surprise with you here.”
“When the sun rises, I'd get up and clean the shop,”