非分之想 — “To harbor extravagant or unrealistic desires”
非分之想 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harbor extravagant or unrealistic desires”. To covet what is beyond one's proper share or ability; improper ambition. Literally, “Improper desires; thoughts beyond one's due”.
非分之想 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 非
- fēi非qīn亲fēi非gù故neither kin nor acquaintance
- fēi非rén人bù不chuán传teach only the right candidate
- fēi非fèn分zhī之niàn念improper thoughts or desires
- fēi非fèn分zhī之cái财ill-gotten gains
- fēi非xíng刑diào吊kǎo拷inflict brutal unlawful torture
- fēi非xíng刑kǎo拷dǎ打torture unlawfully to extort a confession
- fēi非xíng刑bī逼kǎo拷extort confession by cruel torture
- fēi非tóng同ér儿xì戏no child's play
- fēi非tóng同xún寻cháng常extraordinary and remarkable
- fēi非tóng同xiǎo小kě可of great importance
- fēi非tóng同děng等xián闲not to be treated lightly
- fēi非cháng常zhī之móu谋extraordinary, often cunning, scheme or plot
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What does 非分之想 mean?
非分之想 (fēi fèn zhī xiǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harbor extravagant or unrealistic desires”.
How do you pronounce 非分之想?
非分之想 is pronounced fēi fèn zhī xiǎng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 非分之想 literally mean?
Literally, 非分之想 means “Improper desires; thoughts beyond one's due”. It is used to mean “to harbor extravagant or unrealistic desires”.
What is the Chinese definition of 非分之想?
非分：不属自己分内的。妄想得到本分以外的好处。