猴子下井取月亮,想得美 猴子下井取月亮,想得美 猴子下井取月亮,想得美

a monkey going down a well to fetch the moon: what a lovely thought

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning
Mocks someone for a nice-sounding but unrealistic idea. Sarcastic.
Simplified
猴子下井取月亮,想得美
Pinyin
hóuzi xià jǐng qǔ yuèliang, xiǎngdeměi
Bopomofo
ㄏㄡˊ ˙ㄗ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄑㄩˇ ㄩㄝˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ,ㄒㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄇㄟˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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