想入非非 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to indulge in fantasy ; to let one's imagination run wild

Character by character

• 想xiǎngto believe, to wish for; to consider, to plan, to
• 入rùto enter, to come in; to join
• 非fēinot, negative, non-; to oppose
• 非fēinot, negative, non-; to oppose

Idioms sharing a character

• 可想而知 kě xiǎng ér zhī
• 左思右想 zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng
• 心想事成 xīn xiǎng shì chéng
• 思来想去 sī lái xiǎng qù
• 思前想后 sī qián xiǎng hòu
• 想方设法 xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
• 朝思暮想 zhāo sī mù xiǎng
• 异想天开 yì xiǎng tiān kāi
• 痴心妄想 chī xīn wàng xiǎng
• 突发奇想 tū fā qí xiǎng

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