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What does it mean to have an idiot talk about dreams?

Originally refers to talking in sleep to a fool and the fool believes it. It is a metaphor for saying something based on delusion that is unreliable or simply impossible.

1. Pinyin

Idiot’s dream? [ chī rén shuō mèng ]?

2. Source

"The Romance of the Gods" by Xu Zhonglin of the Ming Dynasty "Chapter 53: "Ziya smiled and said: 'General Deng, your words are really like an idiot talking about his dreams.'"

Interpretation:

Jiang Ziya smiled and said: General Deng , What you said is really a fool talking in his sleep, and only a fool takes it seriously.

3. Examples

1. He boasted about being able to win without practicing diligently beforehand, which is really nonsense.

2. When we were in junior high school, we just learned a little knowledge about electricity and wanted to invent a "perpetual motion machine". This is nothing short of a fool's dream. Extended information

1. Synonyms of idiots talking about dreams:

Absurd? [huāng dàn bù jīng]?

Interpretation: absurd and bizarre, unreasonable.

Source: Zhang Dai's "Family Biography" of the Ming Dynasty: "If you talk to others too much, you will laugh at it."

Translation: What you say to others will be absurd and bizarre. It was unreasonable and people laughed at him.

2. Antonyms for idiots talking about dreams:

Follow the rules? [xún guī dǎo jǔ]?

Interpretation: follow, dance: follow, follow. Rules and rules are standard tools for determining the radius and circle, and they also refer to the rules of conduct. It originally means following the rules and not daring to break them. Now also means sticking to old principles and not daring to make any slight changes.

Source: Chapter 98 of "Journey to the West" by Wu Cheng'en of the Ming Dynasty: "This Tang monk followed the rules and led the horse and shoulder the burden with Wukong, Wuneng and Wukong."

Translation : This Tang Monk abides by the rules very much. He leads the horse and carries the burden with Sun Wukong, Sha Seng and Zhu Bajie.