sorghum; broomcorn; an annual grass cultivated as a major food and economic crop used for grain, animal feed, and brewing spirits

a strong alcoholic spirit distilled from fermented sorghum

Literally "a dream of golden millet"; refers to illusions of wealth and glory that quickly vanish or dreams that are never realized.

A pipe dream or illusions of wealth and power; based on a story of a traveler who dreamed of a whole lifetime of glory while a pot of millet was cooking.

husked sorghum grains

A beautiful but brief and unattainable dream of wealth and status; derived from a story of a traveler who dreamed of an entire life of glory in the time it took for a pot of millet to cook.

A fleeting dream of wealth and power that quickly vanishes; any illusion or unrealistic ambition that soon comes to nothing.

the good-for-nothing sons of the wealthy who live a life of luxury and lack ambition or practical skills

the dream of the yellow millet; a metaphor for a brief and empty dream of wealth and status that ends in disillusionment

A twenty-volume book by Wu Zimu of the Southern Song Dynasty; it describes the customs, architecture, and local products of the capital Lin'an (modern Hangzhou) and provides significant historical material on storytelling and acrobatics.

to awaken from the yellow millet dream; a metaphor for an illusory hope or a brief dream of wealth and power that ends in a sudden awakening to reality

a variety of sorghum with high sugar content in the stalks, used for syrup or fodder

(literary) fine grain and meat; delicious food consumed by the wealthy

(literary) fatty meat and fine grain; refers generally to delicious and exquisite food

(literary variant) sorghum grain or the sorghum plant

a type of traditional chewy candy made from sorghum starch and sugar

(bound form) a variety of broomcorn millet