Meaning of 同床异梦
同床异梦 means to share the same bed but dream different dreams; to live or work together while having different agendas or ulterior motives. Pronounced tóng chuáng yì mèng.
- to share the same bed but dream different dreams; to live or work together while having different agendas or ulterior motives
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
men们
fū夫
qī妻
liǎ俩
zǎo早
yǐ已
tóng同
chuáng床
yì异
mèng梦
，
lí离
hūn婚
shì是
chí迟
zǎo早
de的
shì事
。
The couple has been sharing the same bed but dreaming different dreams for a long time; divorce is only a matter of time.
Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
zhèng政
dǎng党
suī虽
rán然
lián联
hé合
zhí执
zhèng政
，
dàn但
shí实
jì际
shang上
tóng同
chuáng床
yì异
mèng梦
。
Although these two parties are in a coalition government, in reality they have different agendas.
Hé合
zuò作
shuāng双
fāng方
rú如
guǒ果
tóng同
chuáng床
yì异
mèng梦
，
xiàng项
mù目
hěn很
nán难
chéng成
gōng功
。
If the two partners in the cooperation have conflicting interests, the project will be difficult to succeed.