huáng​liáng​měi​mèng

pipe dream

黄粱美梦 黃粱美夢 huáng​liáng​měi​mèng
pipe dream
A pipe dream or illusions of wealth and power; based on a story of a traveler who dreamed of a whole lifetime of glory while a pot of millet was cooking.

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