痴儿说梦 — “To talk nonsense or speak of impossible things”
痴儿说梦 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to talk nonsense or speak of impossible things”. Often based on delusion or wild imagination, or to believe such foolish talk. Literally, “a foolish child talking in dreams”.
痴儿说梦 Pronunciation and Pinyin
痴儿说梦 Character Breakdown
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Synonyms of 痴儿说梦
More idioms starting with 痴
- chī痴yún云nì腻yǔ雨deeply engrossed in love and passion
- chī痴yún云ái騃yǔ雨lost in passionate love
- chī痴ér儿dāi呆nǚ女silly and naive young people
- chī痴dāi呆měng懵dǒng懂dull-witted and muddled
- chī痴xīn心nǚ女zǐ子fù负xīn心hàn汉infatuated woman, faithless man
- chī痴xīn心wàng妄xiǎng想delusional pipe dream
- chī痴xīn心fù妇rén人fù负xīn心hàn汉Devoted woman, faithless man
- chī痴sī思wàng妄xiǎng想indulge in unrealistic fantasies
- chī痴nán男yuàn怨nǚ女infatuated lovers with unfulfilled affections
- chī痴chī痴mí迷mí迷deeply infatuated and dazed
- chī痴shǔ鼠tuō拖jiāng姜foolishly create unnecessary trouble
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What does 痴儿说梦 mean?
痴儿说梦 (chī ér shuō mèng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to talk nonsense or speak of impossible things”.
How do you pronounce 痴儿说梦?
痴儿说梦 is pronounced chī ér shuō mèng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 痴儿说梦 literally mean?
Literally, 痴儿说梦 means “a foolish child talking in dreams”. It is used to mean “to talk nonsense or speak of impossible things”.
What is the Chinese definition of 痴儿说梦?
痴：呆，傻。原指对傻子说梦话而傻子信以为真。比喻凭妄想说不可靠或根本办不到的话