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Korean idiom Do something utterly unexpected

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해가 서쪽에서 뜨다

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

해가 서쪽에서 떴나, 누나가 이렇게 아침 일찍 일어나다니.

Has the sun risen in the west? My older sister is up so early.

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