黃粱夢

Chinese

		yellow and large-grained variety of Setaria italica	to dream
trad. (黃粱夢)		黃粱	夢
simp. (黄粱梦)		黄粱	梦

Etymology

From a legend in The World Inside a Pillow.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huángliángmèng

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ loeng⁴ mung⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: huángliángmèng
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwangliangmenq
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wong⁴ loeng⁴ mung⁶
  - Yale: wòhng lèuhng muhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ loeng⁴ mung⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ lêng⁴ mung⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ lœːŋ²¹ mʊŋ²²/

Noun

黃粱夢

(figuratively) illusions of wealth and glory; pipe dream

See also

黃粱一夢／黄粱一梦 (huángliángyīmèng)

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