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好夢難成

简好梦难成 · 繁好夢難成

Mandarin · pinyin hǎo mèng nán chéng

a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom)

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好: hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
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成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
梦: mèng · dream; visionary; wishful
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable

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3–4–2–2 · hao3 meng4 nan2 cheng2

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hou2 mung6 naan4 sing4

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