鐵樹開花

Chinese

king sago palm, a palm-like cycad
to blossom; to bloom; to flower
to blossom; to bloom; to flower; to burst; to split open; to break open
 
trad. (鐵樹開花) 鐵樹 開花
simp. (铁树开花) 铁树 开花
Literally: “king sago palm blossoms”.

Etymology

From the fact that king sago palm rarely blossoms, which is especially true if the plant was cultivated outside of tropical areas.

Pronunciation

Idiom

鐵樹開花

  1. extremely rare or hard to succeed
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