黃粱夢
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Chinese
| yellow and large-grained variety of | to dream | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (黃粱夢) | 黃粱 | 夢 | |
| simp. (黄粱梦) | 黄粱 | 梦 | |
Etymology
From a legend in The World Inside a Pillow.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huángliángmèng
- Wade–Giles: huang2-liang2-mêng4
- Yale: hwáng-lyáng-mèng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwangliangmenq
- Palladius: хуанлянмэн (xuanljanmɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wong4 loeng4 mung6
- Yale: wòhng lèuhng muhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: wong4 loeng4 mung6
- Guangdong Romanization: wong4 lêng4 mung6
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔːŋ²¹ lœːŋ²¹ mʊŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
黃粱夢
- (figurative) illusions of wealth and glory; pipe dream