梦寐以求 — Chinese idiom
梦寐以求
mèng mèi yǐ qiú
Traditional: 夢寐以求
Meaning
- (lit.) to yearn for sth even in one's dreams
- (fig.) to deeply long for; to covet
Character by character
- 梦mèngdream
- 寐mèisleep; asleep
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 求qiúto seek; to request, to demand; to beseech, to beg
Idioms sharing a character
- 人生如梦 rén shēng rú mèng
- 同床异梦 tóng chuáng yì mèng
- 好梦难成 hǎo mèng nán chéng
- 春秋大梦 chūn qiū dà mèng
- 醉生梦死 zuì shēng mèng sǐ
- 重温旧梦 chóng wēn jiù mèng
- 魂牵梦萦 hún qiān mèng yíng
- 夙兴夜寐 sù xīng yè mèi
- 寤寐求之 wù mèi qiú zhī
- 一以贯之 yī yǐ guàn zhī
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