wèng​jì

wishful thinking

  • created sense approved 瓮计/甕計 · wèng​jì · wishful thinking — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    wèng​jì

    wishful thinking

    To count one's chickens before they are hatched; refers to someone so poor they live in a jar but still indulge in grand delusions about the future.

    瓮 (literal) → 瓮 · wèng · urn 计 (literal) → 计/計 · jì · plan

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