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妄想

Mandarin · pinyin wàng xiǎng

to attempt vainly
a vain attempt
delusion

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妄: wàng · absurd, foolish, reckless; false
想: xiǎng · think, speculate, plan, consider

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4–3 · wang4 xiang3

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mong5 soeng2

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verb

to vainly hope to (do something); to attempt in vain
(medicine) to be deluded; to be delusional

noun

wishful thinking; vain hope
(～症) (medicine) delusion; delusional disorder
(Southern Sixian Hakka) gift; present

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