狗望碗柜,白想 狗望碗櫃,白想 狗望碗櫃,白想

a dog gazing at the cupboard: thinking in vain

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
Mocks someone whose wish can never come true.
Simplified
狗望碗柜,白想
Traditional (Taiwan)
狗望碗櫃,白想
Pinyin
gǒu wàng wǎnguì, bái xiǎng
Bopomofo
ㄍㄡˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄟˋ,ㄅㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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