神女有心，襄王无梦 / 神女有心，襄王無夢

shén​nǚ​yǒu​xīn​xiāng​wáng​wú​mèng

unrequited love from a woman

(idiom) Lit. the fairy is willing but King Xiang does not dream; used to describe a woman who is in love with a man who does not return her feelings.

神女 (literal) → 神女 · shén​nǚ · goddess 有心 (literal) → 有心 · yǒu​xīn · to intend to ， (non_chinese) 襄 (literal) → 襄 · xiāng · Xiang 王 (literal) → 王 · wáng · king 无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 梦 (literal) → 梦/夢 · mèng · dream

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM