和尚梦拜堂，一场空喜欢和尚夢拜堂，一場空喜歡和尚夢拜堂，一場空喜歡

a monk dreaming of his wedding ceremony: a joy that was all for nothing

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes a hoped-for good thing that can never come true, so the happiness is wasted. Mildly mocking; close to 'pie in the sky'.

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Simplified: 和尚梦拜堂，一场空喜欢
Traditional (Taiwan): 和尚夢拜堂，一場空喜歡
Pinyin: héshang mèng bàitáng, yìchángkōng xǐhuan
Bopomofo: ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄕㄤㄇㄥˋ ㄅㄞˋ ㄊㄤˊ，ㄧˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄎㄨㄥㄒㄧˇ ˙ㄏㄨㄢ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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