A metaphor for a dream that cannot be realized at all

1. Daydreaming

Definition: Dreaming in broad daylight. A metaphor for a dream that simply cannot come true.

Source: Ming Dynasty Yuzhang Zuiyuezi's "Selected Elegant Smiles·Sending Plaques": "Those who think they are sure to win and ask the horoscopes are also daydreaming." (Translation: I thought I would definitely succeed, so I asked It turns out that I am daydreaming in broad daylight. )

2. Huangliang dream

Interpretation: It is a metaphor for the unrealized dream. dream. Later, it is used to describe prosperity and wealth as being like a dream, which is short-lived and illusory; beautiful things only last for a moment and become empty in a blink of an eye; or it is used to describe the failure of dreams and desires. This expression is often used.

Source: Tang Dynasty Shen Jiji's "Zhongzhongji" records: There was a Lu Sheng who told a Taoist priest about his poverty in a Handan shop. After the Taoist priest learned about his situation, he took out a pillow from his luggage. Lu Sheng lay down on the pillow and fell asleep soon, enjoying all the glory and wealth in his dream. Finally, Lu Sheng woke up from his dream and found that the rice was not yet cooked.

3. A fool talks about dreams

Interpretation: The original meaning is to talk to a fool in his sleep, but the fool still believes it to be true. Later, people used it as a metaphor to talk absurdly, against common sense, and completely unrealistic.

Source: Song Dynasty Huihong's "Lengzhai Night Talks: Idiots Talk about Dreams": During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, there was a monk who had a high level of spiritual practice and his speech and behavior were very strange. Once, he traveled around the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. Someone asked him: "What is your surname?" He replied: "My surname is He." The man asked again: "What country are you from?" He replied again: "What country you are from." After the monk died, Li Yong (yōng) came to him. When writing the inscription, because I didn’t understand the meaning of what he said, I had to write based on his answer: "The master’s surname is He and he is from the country of He." This incident was regarded as a joke by later generations, who believed that the monk was like "telling a dream to an idiot", but the idiot actually Will believe it to be true.

4. Arabian Nights

Definition: Something that cannot be accomplished no matter how hard you try.

Source: Zhang Jie's "Heavy Wings": "Zheng Ziyun's words seemed to him the ravings of a nerd, mere words, fantasy, and idealism."

5. Whimsical

Definition: It is a metaphor for absurd and bizarre things, imagining things that cannot be realized temporarily.

Source: "The Strange Current Situation Witnessed in Twenty Years" by Wu Jianren of the Qing Dynasty: The clerk of the Ministry of Punishment got his bribe, so he came up with a whimsical method. (The clerk of the Ministry of Punishment was bribed by him, so he came up with a bizarre way to help him.)