痴人说梦

癡人說夢
chīrénshuōmèng
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 a fool recounting his dreams
  2. 2 nonsense; crazy talk; a pipe dream

Examples

Xiǎng kào mǎi cǎipiào fācái, jiǎnzhí shì chīrénshuōmèng.
Thinking you'll get rich buying lottery tickets is just a pipe dream.
Méiyǒu nǔlì jiù xiǎng chénggōng, nà shì chīrénshuōmèng.
Wanting success without effort is nonsense.
Bié tīng tā chuīniú, tā de jìhuà chúnshǔ chīrénshuōmèng.
Ignore his bragging — his plan is pure pipe-dream nonsense.

Tips

history
From 《》 by Song-dynasty monk Huihong: 'this is exactly what's called telling dreams to a fool (痴人说梦).' The original sense — telling something genuine to a fool who cannot grasp it — later shifted to 'the fool himself is talking fantasy.'

Stroke Order

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