What is the meaning by "Pigs might fly"?

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What is the meaning by "Pigs might fly"?
What is the meaning by "Pigs might fly"?

What is the meaning by "Pigs might fly"?
Pigs might fly!
[字面意思] 猪也许会飞起来.
第一个意思是:根本不可能的事!若觉得某一建议荒诞、离奇或根本不可能实现,我们常常会反讥对方:“啊,除非太阳从西边出来!”.英语中,类似的意思可用俚语“There's a pig flying by!”(字面意:猪飞了起来)来表达.
e.g.The management might offer us a decent pay rise.” “Pigs might fly!”
第二个意思是:天下事无奇不有,不可能的事也许可能发生.

表面是猪能飞,但猪会飞吗,不会,如果它飞了,就是发生了不可能 的事,所以它的意思是太阳从西边出来,