黄粱梦
huáng​liáng​mèng

pipe dream

黄粱梦 (黃粱夢) huáng​liáng​mèng
pipe dream noun
illusions of wealth and glory; a fleeting dream of success that is quickly shattered, based on the literary allusion to the story of the dream of golden millet

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0.030 per million appears in 0% of films
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0.032 per million

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