南柯一夢
Chinese
- one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
to dream trad. (南柯一夢) 南柯 一 夢 simp. (南柯一梦) 南柯 一 梦
Pronunciation
Idiom
南柯一夢
- delusion of grandeur; fleeting glory
- 霎時覺來,乃南柯一夢,口中猶罵操賊不止。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14th century CE
- Shàshí jué lái, nǎi nánkēyīmèng, kǒuzhōng yóu mà Cāo zéi bùzhǐ. [Pinyin]
- And just then he woke up and found it was all a dream, but his mouth was still full of curses.
霎时觉来,乃南柯一梦,口中犹骂操贼不止。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
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