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Korean idiom Do something utterly unexpected

서쪽에서 해가 뜨다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 서쪽에서 해가 뜨다
  • 서쪽에서 해가 뜨다

English rendering Do something utterly unexpected Literal translation: “The sun rises in the west”

Meaning 1

전혀 예상 밖의 일이나 절대로 있을 수 없는 희한한 일을 하려고 하거나 하였을 경우를 비유적으로 이르는 말.

Figuratively, said when someone intends or does something wholly unexpected or astonishingly impossible

Dictionary example 1

게으른 네가 새벽부터 일어나 공부를 한다니 서쪽에서 해가 뜰 일이다.

You, so lazy, getting up at dawn to study? The sun must be rising in the west.

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“서쪽에서 해가 뜨다” — Do something utterly unexpected: Figuratively, said when someone intends or does something wholly unexpected or astonishingly impossible
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