黄粱美梦 (黃粱美夢)
huáng liáng měi mèng
Pinyin
Definition
黄粱美梦 (黃粱美夢)
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- dream of golden millet
- fig. illusions of wealth and power
- pipe dream
Character Decomposition
Idioms (19)
价廉物美
- 1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
两全其美
- 1 to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
- 2 to get the best of both worlds
- 3 to have it both ways
- 4 to have one's cake and eat it too
十全十美
- 1 complete and beautiful
- 2 to be perfect (idiom)
天公不作美
- 1 Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
- 2 the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
天公作美
- 1 Heaven is cooperating (idiom)
- 2 the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美|天公不作美[tiān gōng bù zuò měi])