夜长梦多 — “A long night, many dreams”
夜长梦多 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the longer a delay, the more likely complications or undesirable changes will occur; many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip”. Literally, “A long night, many dreams”.
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More idioms starting with 夜
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- yè夜yǐ以jì继rì日work day and night without rest
- yè夜yǐ以jì继zhòu昼work tirelessly day and night
- yè夜zhù住xiǎo晓xíng行travel day and night
- yè夜bàn半sān三gēng更in the dead of night
- yè夜bàn半gēng更shēn深deep in the night
- yè夜sù宿xiǎo晓xíng行traveling day and night
- yè夜yuè月huā花cháo朝beautiful romantic times
- yè夜shēn深rén人jìng静dead of night
- yè夜é蛾fù赴huǒ火irresistibly drawn to danger
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What does 夜长梦多 mean?
夜长梦多 (yè cháng mèng duō) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the longer a delay, the more likely complications or undesirable changes will occur; many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip”.
How do you pronounce 夜长梦多?
夜长梦多 is pronounced yè cháng mèng duō in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 夜长梦多 literally mean?
Literally, 夜长梦多 means “a long night, many dreams”. It is used to mean “the longer a delay, the more likely complications or undesirable changes will occur; many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip”.
What is the Chinese definition of 夜长梦多?
比喻时间一拖长，情况可能发生不利的变化。