一厢情愿

一廂情願

yīxiāng-qíngyuàn

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Meanings

Literally 'one-side-feeling-wish' — feelings coming from only one side.

你觉得她喜欢你？那只是你一厢情愿。

Nǐ juéde tā xǐhuannǐ? Nà zhǐshì nǐ yīxiāngqíngyuàn.

You think she likes you? That's just your own wishful thinking.

合作需要双方同意，不能一厢情愿。

Hézuò xūyào shuāngfāng tóngyì, bùnéng yīxiāngqíngyuàn.

Cooperation requires both sides to agree — you can't just wish it into existence.

memory

Picture someone standing in one wing (一厢) of a building, wishing (情愿) for love from the other wing — but nobody's there. One-sided wishful thinking.

一 yī

厢 xiāng

情 qíng

愿 yuàn