想入非非

xiǎngrù-fēifēi

idiom #23,807

Meanings

1 to indulge in fantasy
2 to let one's imagination run wild
3 to have unrealistic flights of fancy

Characters

to think / to imagine

not / wrong / beyond

Examples

他总是想入非非，做着不切实际的白日梦。

Tā zǒngshì xiǎngrù-fēifēi, zuò zhe bùqiēshíjì de báirìmèng.

He always lets his imagination run wild, daydreaming unrealistically.

别想入非非了，脚踏实地才是正道。

Bié xiǎngrù-fēifēi le, jiǎotàshídì cái shì zhèngdào.

Stop fantasizing - staying grounded is the right way.

Tips

memory

非非 literally means "non-non" or "not-not" - a Buddhist term for the most rarefied, unreal realm of meditation. So 想入非非 means letting your thoughts drift into the most otherworldly, unreal spaces imaginable. Perfect for dreamers.

Stroke Order

想 xiǎng

入 rù

非 fēi