白日做夢

Chinese

		the sun; daytime; during the day	to dream; to have a pipe dream
trad. (白日做夢)		白日	做夢
simp. (白日做梦)		白日	做梦

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): báirì zuòmèng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄖˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ jat⁶ zou⁶ mung⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: báirì zuòmèng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄖˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairryh tzuohmenq
  - IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɤŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak⁶ jat⁶ zou⁶ mung⁶
  - Yale: baahk yaht jouh muhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ jat⁹ dzou⁶ mung⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ yed⁶ zou⁶ mung⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑːk̚² jɐt̚² t͡sou̯²² mʊŋ²²/

Idiom

白日做夢

to spin daydreams; to indulge in wishful thinking; to build castles in the air

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