梦里娶媳妇儿，想得好，到头空夢里娶媳婦兒，想得好，到頭空夢里娶媳婦兒，想得好，到頭空

marrying a bride in a dream: nice to think about, empty in the end

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone with an impractical fantasy that will come to nothing. Like "pie in the sky".

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Simplified: 梦里娶媳妇儿，想得好，到头空
Traditional (Taiwan): 夢里娶媳婦兒，想得好，到頭空
Pinyin: mèng lǐ qǔxífùr, xiǎng de hǎo, dàotóu kōng
Bopomofo: ㄇㄥˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧˊ ㄈㄨˋㄦ，ㄒㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄏㄠˇ，ㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄎㄨㄥ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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