南柯一梦 nánkēyīmèng pipe dream Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 南柯一梦 南柯一夢 nánkēyīmèng pipe dream (idiom) a dream of grandeur that turns out to be an illusion; the fleeting nature of wealth and honor; based on a story where a man dreams of a lifetime of success in a kingdom that is actually an ant nest Frequency Written text 0.100 per million Cross-References Same as 南柯 nánkēReferenced by 南柯太守传 nánkētàishǒuzhuàn Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
南柯一梦 南柯一夢 nánkēyīmèng pipe dream (idiom) a dream of grandeur that turns out to be an illusion; the fleeting nature of wealth and honor; based on a story where a man dreams of a lifetime of success in a kingdom that is actually an ant nest Frequency Written text 0.100 per million Cross-References Same as 南柯 nánkēReferenced by 南柯太守传 nánkētàishǒuzhuàn Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
