speak of dream in a dream -- supernatural(mèng zhōng shuō mèng)

speak of dream in a dream -- supernatural

Dream in a dream, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m è ngzh ō ngshu ō m è n, originally a Buddhist language, metaphor illusory without basis. Later, it also refers to nonsense. From Prajna paramita Sutra.

Analysis of Idioms

Nonsense

The origin of Idioms

The great Prajna paramita Sutra volume 596: "repeated good and brave, as people dream of a dream to see all kinds of self nature. So the dream self has nothing. Why? Good and brave, the dream is not yet there, there is a dream from the nature can be said

Idiom usage

As a predicate or an object, it has a derogatory meaning, such as a dwarf watching the scene, praising with his voice, and talking about his dream in his dream. (Volume 11 of tea Yu Hakka by Ruan Kuisheng in Qing Dynasty)

Chinese PinYin : mèng zhōng shuō mèng