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浮想聯翩

简浮想联翩 · 繁浮想聯翩

Mandarin · pinyin fú xiǎng lián piān

to let one's imagination roam

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浮: fú · to float, drift, waft; to exceed; superfluous
想: xiǎng · think, speculate, plan, consider
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翩: piān · fly, flutter
联: lián · connect, join; associate, ally

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2–3–2–1 · fu2 xiang3 lian2 pian1

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fau4 soeng2 lyun4 pin1

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(idiomatic) thoughts flooding one’s mind; imagination coming in close succession

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