痴心妄想

chīxīnwàngxiǎng

wishful thinking; fond dream

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wishful thinking

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wishful thinking

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chī xīn wàng xiǎng

n. wishful thinking, fond dream

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chi1 xin1 wang4 xiang3

to labor under a delusion (idiom); wishful thinking, trad. form 痴心妄想 also used

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痴心妄想

chī xīn wàng xiǎng

fond dream; daydreaming; an idle dream; a pipe dream; a silly notion; aspire (hanker) after the impossible; be infatuated with and indulge in vain hopes; be obsessed with (some) wild (fantastic) ideas; be only daydreaming; cry for the moon; foolish exaggerated hopes; get (wring) water from a flint;go on a wild-goose chase; hitch one's wagon to a star; hope vainly for; silly and fantastic; (be nothing more than) wishful thinking; You must be out of your mind!:

“不要痴心妄想!” “Don't kid yourself!”

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癡心妄想|痴心妄想 [chī xīn wàng xiǎng] ► to labor under a delusion (idiom); wishful thinking ► trad. form ↑痴心妄想 also used