To want to have the best of both worlds, especially when the two desired outcomes are contradictory or mutually exclusive; to attempt to achieve two conflicting goals simultaneously.
小明既想每天睡到自然醒，又想在学业上名列前茅，这简直是食宿相兼的幻想。
Xiao Ming wants to wake up naturally every day and also excel in his studies, which is an illusion of having the best of both worlds.
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Ancient
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In the State of Qi, there was a beautiful young woman. Two young men proposed to her simultaneously.
The young man from the East was very wealthy but had an unattractive appearance, while the young man from the West was a handsome but poor scholar.
The girl's parents were in a dilemma and asked the girl to make her own decision.
She said she was willing to marry both: she would eat at the East family during the day and sleep at the West family at night, thus attending to both food and accommodation.
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