Definition & Meaning

wishful thinking; daydreaming; silly and fantastic notions; hallucination; illusion

Word usage

chī xīn wàng xiǎng

痴 心 妄 想

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derogwishful thinking; daydreaming; silly and fantastic notions; hallucination; illusion
- bù yào chī xīn wàng xiǎng
  不要痴心妄想！
  Don't kid yourself!
- bié zài chī xīn wàng xiǎng le jiǎng diǎn xiàn shí de ba
  别再痴心妄想了，讲点现实的吧。
  Let's cut the wishful thinking and talk reality.
- duì quán qiú zhì lǐ xīn shēng de xìn rèn jī běn shang zhǐ néng shì chī xīn wàng xiǎng
  对全球治理新生的信任基本上只能是痴心妄想。
  The new faith in global governance is mostly wishful thinking.
synonym
chī rén shuō mèng痴人说梦 bái rì zuò mèng白日做梦 yī zhěn huáng liáng一枕黄粱
antonym
shí shì qiú shì实事求是

Word usage

Note
"痴心妄想" is used to rebuke people's thoughts and behaviors. More derogatory.

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