cháng
mèng
duō

idiom
common

Meaning of 夜长梦多

夜长梦多 means the longer the delay, the more likely things will go wrong; procrastination invites complications. Pronounced yè cháng mèng duō.

  • the longer the delay, the more likely things will go wrong; procrastination invites complications

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
shì
gǎn
jǐn
bàn
 
cháng
mèng
duō
 
tuō
jiǔ
le
yǒu
biàn
huà
 

We need to handle this matter quickly; the longer we delay, the more likely things will go wrong.

men
zuì
hǎo
shàng
qiān
tóng
 
miǎn
de
cháng
mèng
duō
 

We'd better sign the contract immediately to avoid any complications down the road.

dān
xīn
cháng
mèng
duō
 
èr
tiān
zǎo
jiù
bàn
le
shǒu
 

He worried that delay would bring trouble, so he went to complete the procedures first thing the next morning.