indulge in wishful thinking; daydream
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
indulge in wishful thinking; daydream; build castles in the air
derogatoryUsed to criticize or mock unrealistic or impossible hopes or plans. The tone is derogatory when referring to others, but can be self-deprecating.
Nǐ你
xiǎng想
bù不
xué学
xí习
jiù就
kǎo考
shàng上
Qīng清
huá华
dà大
xué学
？
Jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
bái白
rì日
zuò做
mèng梦
！
You want to get into Tsinghua University without studying? That's sheer daydreaming!
Zhǐ指
wàng望
yī一
yè夜
bào暴
fù富
，
nà那
shì是
bái白
rì日
zuò做
mèng梦
。
Hoping to get rich overnight is building castles in the air.
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Tā他
hái还
zài在
zuò做
zhe着
dāng当
míng明
xīng星
de的
bái白
rì日
mèng梦
。
He is still daydreaming about becoming a star.
Bù不
yào要
bái白
rì日
zuò做
mèng梦
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
jiǎo脚
tà踏
shí实
dì地
de地
gōng工
zuò作
。
Stop daydreaming; we should work in a down-to-earth manner.