如意算盤
rú​yì​suàn​pán

wishful thinking

  • created sense approved 如意算盘/如意算盤 · rú​yì​suàn​pán · wishful thinking — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如意算盘 / 如意算盤

    rú​yì​suàn​pán

    wishful thinking

    a plan or calculation based on what one wants to happen rather than on reality; smug calculation; to count one's chickens before they are hatched

    如意 (literal) → 如意 · rú​yì · as one wishes 算盘 (literal) → 算盘/算盤 · suàn​pán · calculation

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    created sense