Chinese Word: 黄粱梦 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

dream of golden millet; fig. illusions of wealth and glory; pipe dream

1		kàn qǐ lai 看起来 tā 他 hǎo xiàng 好像 zài 在 zuò 做 huáng liáng mèng 黄粱梦。 It seems as if he were in a day-dream.
2		“ huáng liáng mèng 黄粱梦 ” jiǎng 讲 de 的 shì 是 yī gè 一个 qióng kùn lǎo dào 穷困潦倒 de 的 shū shēng 书生 shuì shú 睡熟 zhī hòu 之后 mèng jiàn 梦见 le 了 zì jǐ 自己 mèng mèi yǐ qiú 梦寐以求 de 的 wǔ cān 午餐。 Golden Millet Dream is a story about a poor, unhappy scholar who fell asleep while waiting for his lunch.
3		ruò shì 若是 bǎ 把 jīn shēng 今生 xū dù 虚度， děng dào 等到 huáng liáng mèng 黄粱梦 xǐng 醒， liǎng shǒu kōng kōng 两手空空 cí shì 辞世 zhī hòu 之后， lún huí 轮回 wú qī 无期， kǔ bù kān yán 苦不堪言。 If one wastes this life in vain. then when the dream is over, one leaves the world empty-handed and undergoes indescribable suffering in the endless cycle of rebirth.

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