dà​mèng

illusory life

  • created sense approved 大梦/大夢 · dà​mèng · illusory life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    大梦 / 大夢

    dà​mèng

    illusory life

    (literary) the illusory nature of life; a profound realization of the world's vanity. Derived from the philosopher [[庄子|莊子|zhuang1 zi5]] who described the human experience as a great dream from which one must eventually wake up.

    大 (literal) → 大 · dà · big 梦 (literal) → 梦/夢 · mèng · dream

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  • created sense approved 大梦/大夢 · dà​mèng · stubbornly misguided — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    大梦 / 大夢

    dà​mèng

    stubbornly misguided

    the state of being under an illusion or stubbornly refusing to wake up to reality (often used in the phrase [[大梦初醒|大夢初醒|da4 meng4 chu1 xing3]])

    大 (literal) → 大 · dà · big 梦 (literal) → 梦/夢 · mèng · dream

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