想入非非

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎng rù fēi fēi

Meanings

  1. to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild
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想
xiǎng · think, speculate, plan, consider
入
rù · enter, come in(to), join
非
fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175
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3–4–1–1 · xiang3 ru4 fei1 fei1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

soeng2 jap6 fei1 fei1

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soeng2 jap6 fei1 fei1

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  1. (idiomatic) to indulge in fantastical thoughts; to daydream

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想入非非 · xiang3 ru4 fei1 fei1
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Exact source record想入非非 想入非非 [xiang3 ru4 fei1 fei1] /to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild/