黄粱美梦

huángliángměimèng

Golden Millet Dream (from the story of a poor scholar who dreamt he had become an official but awoke to find the pot of millet still cooking on the fire)—pipe dream

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huang2 liang2 mei3 meng4

dream of golden millet, fig. illusions of wealth and power, pipe dream

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黃粱美夢|黄粱美梦 [huáng liáng měi mèng] ► dream of golden millet ► fig. illusions of wealth and power ► pipe dream