n. [ Perh. a dim. of Dan. pige a girl, or Sw. piga; or from E. pig's eye. ] A word of endearment for a girl or woman. [ Obs. ] [ Written also pigsnie, pigsny, etc. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ひゃくねんかせい, hyakunenkasei](exp) waiting for one hundred years for the waters of the Yellow River to clear; waiting in vain for an unlikely event; waiting for pigs to fly; When the sky falls, we shall catch larks[Add to Longdo]