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想入非非

xiǎng rù fēi fēidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild
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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.

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Original source entry:

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

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  • 想
    xiǎng

    to think (about) / to think of; to devise / to think (that); to believe (that) / to desire; to want (to) / to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)

  • 入
    rù

    to enter; to go into / to join; to become a member of / (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[rù shí]) / abbr. for 入聲|入声[rù shēng] / (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")

  • 非
    fēi

    to not be; not / wrong; incorrect / non-; un-; in-; de- / to reproach; to blame / (coll.) to insist on; simply must

    Fēi

    abbr. for 非洲[Fēi zhōu], Africa

  • 非
    fēi

    to not be; not / wrong; incorrect / non-; un-; in-; de- / to reproach; to blame / (coll.) to insist on; simply must

    Fēi

    abbr. for 非洲[Fēi zhōu], Africa

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.