- 说梦话 shuōmènghuà to talk in one's sleep, somniloquyTo speak while asleep.
- 痴人说梦 chīrénshuōmèng idiotic nonsenseidiotic nonsense; lunatic ravings. Originally meaning telling a dream to a fool who takes it as truth, now used for nonsensical talk based on unrealistic fantasies.
- 痴儿说梦 chī'érshuōmèng idiotic nonsenseto talk idiotic nonsense; variant form of a phrase describing someone who indulges in fantasies or speaks in an absurd manner
- 睁眼说梦话 zhēngyǎnshuōmènghuà to talk nonsense while awaketo talk nonsense while wide awake; to lie through one's teeth or speak utter rubbish