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胡思亂想

简胡思乱想 · 繁胡思亂想

Mandarin · pinyin hú sī luàn xiǎng

(idiom) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild

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胡: hú · recklessly, foolishly; wildly
思: sī · think, consider, ponder; final particle
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想: xiǎng · think, speculate, plan, consider
乱: luàn · confusion, state of chaos, revolt

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2–1–4–3 · hu2 si1 luan4 xiang3

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wu4 si1 lyun6 soeng2

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verb

to daydream; to give way to foolish fancies; to go off into flights of fancy

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