同床異夢
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Chinese[edit]
like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with |
bed; couch; (a measure word) | different; unusual; strange | to dream | ||
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trad. (同床異夢/同牀異夢) | 同 | 床/牀 | 異 | 夢 | |
simp. (同床异梦) | 同 | 床 | 异 | 梦 | |
Literally: “to share the bed but have different dreams”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
同床異夢
- (of a married couple) to not get along; to be in discord (usually as a result of different goals)
- (figurative, of people who live or work together) to have different opinions and plans
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Sino-Xenic (同床異夢):
- → Japanese: 同床異夢 (dōshōimu)
- → Korean: 동상이몽(同床異夢) (dongsang'imong)
- → Vietnamese: đồng sàng dị mộng (同床異夢)
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |||
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同 | 床 | 異 | 夢 |
Noun[edit]
同床異夢 • (dongsang'imong) (hangeul 동상이몽)
- Hanja form? of 동상이몽 (“not getting along; being in discord”).
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