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大梦方醒 — “To awaken from a long dream”

大梦方醒 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to awaken from a long dream”. To finally come to one's senses after a period of delusion or error. Literally, “Great dream just awakened”.

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大梦方醒 Pronunciation and Pinyin

大梦方醒 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
大
dà3large, big, great
梦
mèng11dream
方
fāng4square, direction, method, just
醒
xǐng16wake up, realize, obvious

Example Sentence with 大梦方醒

他经历了一次失败后,才大梦方醒,决定彻底改变自己的生活方式。
After a significant failure, he finally awoke from his long dream and decided to completely change his lifestyle.

Idioms Related to 大梦方醒

More idioms starting with 大

  • dà大zhōng中zhì至zhèng正utterly fair and impartial
  • dà大jǔ举jìn进gōng攻launch a large-scale attack
  • dà大yì义lǐn凛rán然awe-inspiring righteousness
  • dà大yì义miè灭qīn亲uphold justice over family loyalty
  • dà大shū书tè特shū书write about with great emphasis
  • dà大shì事bù不hú糊tú涂clear-headed in important affairs
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小reduce a major problem to a minor one
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小,,xiǎo小shì事huà化wú无reduce big problems to nothing
  • dà大shì事qù去yǐ矣Major matters are beyond recovery
  • dà大shì事wán完bì毕major tasks completed
  • dà大shì事yǐ已rán然The major event is already done
  • dà大shì事pū铺zhāng张make an extravagant display for big events

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What does 大梦方醒 mean?

大梦方醒 (dà mèng fāng xǐng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to awaken from a long dream”.

How do you pronounce 大梦方醒?

大梦方醒 is pronounced dà mèng fāng xǐng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 大梦方醒 literally mean?

Literally, 大梦方醒 means “Great dream just awakened”. It is used to mean “to awaken from a long dream”.

What is the Chinese definition of 大梦方醒?

象做了一场大梦才醒。比喻从长期的错误、蒙蔽或迷茫中开始醒悟过来。同“大梦初醒”。

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