夜長夢多
See also: 夜长梦多
Chinese edit
night | long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop |
to dream | many; much; a lot of many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi- | ||
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trad. (夜長夢多) | 夜 | 長 | 夢 | 多 | |
simp. (夜长梦多) | 夜 | 长 | 梦 | 多 | |
Literally: “a long night is fraught with dreams”. |
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
夜長夢多
- if a situation drags on, something unfavourable may happen