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梦幻泡影

mèng huàn pào yǐngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(Buddhism) illusion / pipe dream
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-465d72ce3422713d. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

夢幻泡影 梦幻泡影 [meng4 huan4 pao4 ying3] /(Buddhism) illusion/pipe dream/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 夢幻泡影

  • 梦
    mèng

    dream (CL:場|场[cháng]) / (bound form) to dream

  • 幻
    huàn

    fantasy

  • 泡
    pāo

    puffed / swollen / spongy / small lake (esp. in place names) / classifier for urine or feces

    pào

    bubble / foam / blister / to soak / to steep / to infuse / to dawdle / to loiter / to pick up (a girl) / to get off with (a sexual partner) / classifier for occurrences of an action / classifier for number of infusions

  • 影
    yǐng

    picture / image / film / movie / photograph / reflection / shadow / trace

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.