做梦 做夢 zuò mèng to dream / to have a dream / fig. illusion / fantasy / pipe dream syn 理想 lǐ xiǎng an ideal / a dream / ideal / perfect syn 梦幻 夢幻 mèng huàn dream / illusion / reverie syn 梦见 夢見 mèng jiàn to dream about (sth or sb) / to see in a dream syn 心愿 心願 xīn yuàn cherished desire / dream / craving / wish / aspiration syn 梦游 夢遊 mèng yóu to sleepwalk / to journey in a dream 编织 編織 biān zhī to weave / to knit / to plait / to braid / (fig.) to create (sth abstract, e.g. a dream, a lie etc) syn 春梦 春夢 chūn mèng spring dream / short-lived illusion / erotic dream syn 跑马 跑馬 pǎo mǎ horse race / to ride a horse at a fast pace / (dialect) wet dream syn 得志 得誌 dé zhì to accomplish one's ambition / a dream come true / to enjoy success syn 圆梦 圓夢 yuán mèng to fulfill one's dream / (divination) to predict the future by interpreting a dream / oneiromancy syn 梦遗 夢遺 mèng yí wet dream / nocturnal emission syn 幻梦 幻夢 huàn mèng fantasy / illusion / dream syn 梦中 夢中 mèng zhōng in a dream 遗精 遺精 yí jīng nocturnal emission / wet dream syn 梦寐 夢寐 mèng mèi to dream / to sleep syn 红楼梦 紅樓夢 hóng lóu mèng A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹[Cao2 Xue3 qin2], one of the four great novels 林黛玉 lín dài yù Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉 曹雪芹 cáo xuě qín Cao Xueqin (c. 1715-c. 1764), accepted author of A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4] 狂想 kuáng xiǎng fantasy / illusion / vain dream 贾宝玉 賈寶玉 jiǎ bǎo yù Jia Baoyu, male character in The Dream of Red Mansions, in love with his cousin Lin Daiyu 林黛玉 but obliged to marry Xue Baochai 薛寶釵|薛宝钗 石头记 石頭記 shí tou jì The Story of the Stone, another name for A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4] 四大名著 sì dà míng zhù the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] 红学 紅學 hóng xué "Redology", academic field devoted to the study of A Dream of Red Mansions 薛宝钗 薛寶釵 xuē bǎo chāi Xue Baochai, female character in Dream of Red Mansions, married to Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉 南柯一梦 南柯一夢 nán kē yī mèng lit. a dream of Nanke / fig. dreams of grandeur syn 沈括 shěn kuò Shen Kuo (1031-1095), Chinese polymath, scientist and statesman of Song dynasty, author of Dream Pool Essays 夢溪筆談|梦溪笔谈[Meng4 Xi1 Bi3 tan2] 梦幻泡影 夢幻泡影 mèng huàn pào yǐng (Buddhism) illusion / pipe dream syn 梦 夢 mèng dream (CL:場|场[chang2],個|个[ge4]) / (bound form) to dream syn 圆 圓 yuán circle / round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / unit of Chinese currency (yuan) / tactful / to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) syn 臆造 yì zào to concoct / to dream up syn 痴想 chī xiǎng to daydream / wishful thinking / pipe dream syn 梦溪笔谈 夢溪筆談 mèng xī bǐ tán Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo 沈括[Shen3 Kuo4], book on various fields of knowledge, the first to describe the magnetic needle compass 大观园 大觀園 dà guān yuán Prospect Garden / Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber 黄粱梦 黃粱夢 huáng liáng mèng dream of golden millet / fig. illusions of wealth and glory / pipe dream syn 人生如梦 人生如夢 rén shēng rú mèng life is but a dream (idiom) 好梦难成 好夢難成 hǎo mèng nán chéng a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom) 黄粱美梦 黃粱美夢 huáng liáng měi mèng dream of golden millet / fig. illusions of wealth and power / pipe dream syn 仲夏夜之梦 仲夏夜之夢 zhòng xià yè zhī mèng Midsummer night's dream, comedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[Sha1 shi4 bi3 ya4] 同一个世界，同一个梦想 同一個世界，同一個夢想 tóng yī gè shì jiè , tóng yī gè mèng xiǎng One world - one dream, motto of 2008 Beijing Olympic games 绮梦 綺夢 qǐ mèng pleasant and romantic dream 美梦成真 美夢成真 měi mèng chéng zhēn a dream come true 惊梦 驚夢 jīng mèng to awaken from a dream 清醒梦 清醒夢 qīng xǐng mèng lucid dream 中国梦 中國夢 zhōng guó mèng Chinese Dream (i.e. the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation), term associated with Xi Jinping 習近平|习近平[Xi2 Jin4 ping2] 神女有心，襄王无梦 神女有心，襄王無夢 shén nǚ yǒu xīn , xiāng wáng wú mèng lit. the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream (idiom) / (said of a woman's unrequited love) 酣梦 酣夢 hān mèng sweet dream / sleeping soundly syn 机关算尽太聪明，反算了卿卿性命 機關算盡太聰明，反算了卿卿性命 jī guān suàn jìn tài cōng ming , fǎn suàn le qīng qīng xìng mìng if one is too calculating, it will be the cause of one's own undoing (famous line in "A Dream of Red Mansions" 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4]) 肖想 xiào xiǎng (Tw) to dream of having (sth one cannot possibly have) / to covet (sth beyond one's grasp) (from Taiwanese 數想, Tai-lo pr. [siàu-siūnn]) 解梦 解夢 jiě mèng to interpret a dream 追梦 追夢 zhuī mèng to chase a dream / to pursue one's dreams 逐梦 逐夢 zhú mèng to chase a dream / to pursue one's dreams 