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Ma Jiao Wu Bai, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m ǎ Ji ǎ ow ū B á I, which means that the crow turns white and the horse has horns. It is a metaphor for things that cannot be realized. From yandanzi.

The origin of Idioms

The volume of yandanzi says: "Prince yandanzi was born in Qin Dynasty. The king of Qin was rude, not proud and wanted to return. The king of Qin didn't listen, but said falsely, "if you make a white head and a horse have horns, you can have ears."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonyms] Ma Shengjiao, Aconitum equisetifolium, and Ma Jiao with snake hair

Idiom story

In the late Warring States period, Qin and Yan were repaired on the surface and sent the prince of the royal family to each other's country as hostages. Prince YAN Dan was taken hostage in the state of Qin. King Ying Zheng of Qin was very rude and contemptuous to him. Prince Dan asked the king of Qin to allow him to return to the state of Yan. The king of Qin said that he would not return to the state of Yan unless he had a horse horn and a crow's head. Prince Dan fled back to the state of Yan and sent Jing Ke to assassinate the king of Qin