妄想

Chinese

		absurd; fantastic	to think; to believe; to suppose to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss
trad. (妄想)		妄	想
simp. #(妄想)		妄	想

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàngxiǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁵ soeng²

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): mong-sióng / nong-sióng

  (Hailu, HRS): nong^˖ siong^ˊ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bōng-sióng / bōng-siáng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàngxiǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàngsiǎng
    • Wade–Giles: wang⁴-hsiang³
    • Yale: wàng-syǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanqsheang
    • Palladius: вансян (vansjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mong⁵ soeng²
    • Yale: móhng séung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁵ soeng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: mong⁵ sêng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ¹³ sœːŋ³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mong-sióng / nong-sióng
    • Hakka Romanization System: mong xiong^ˋ / nong xiong^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: mong⁴ xiong³ / nong⁴ xiong³
    • Sinological IPA: /moŋ⁵⁵ si̯oŋ³¹/, /noŋ⁵⁵ si̯oŋ³¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: nong^˖ siong^ˊ
    • Sinological IPA: /noŋ³³ sioŋ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bōng-sióng
    • Tâi-lô: bōng-sióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boxngsiorng
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /bɔŋ²²⁻²¹ siɔŋ⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² siɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /bɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ siɔŋ⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔŋ³³⁻²¹ siɔŋ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bōng-siáng
    • Tâi-lô: bōng-siáng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boxngsiarng
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔŋ²²⁻²¹ siaŋ⁵³/

Verb

妄想

1. to vainly hope to (do something); to attempt in vain
2. (medicine) to be deluded; to be delusional

Synonyms

• (to vainly hope to): 妄圖／妄图 (wàngtú); (Hokkien, Teochew) 食水

Derived terms

• 妄想狂 (wàngxiǎngkuáng)
• 妄想症 (wàngxiǎngzhèng)
• 痴心妄想 (chīxīnwàngxiǎng)
• 貪心妄想 / 贪心妄想

Noun

妄想

1. wishful thinking; vain hope
2. (～症) (medicine) delusion; delusional disorder
3. (Southern Sixian Hakka) gift; present

Japanese

Kanji in this term
妄	想
もう Grade: S	そう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mo̞ːso̞ː]
• (Tokyo) もーそー [mòósóó] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

妄(もう)想(そう) • (mōsō) 

1. a delusion

Verb

妄(もう)想(そう)する • (mōsō suru) transitive suru (stem 妄(もう)想(そう)し (mōsō shi), past 妄(もう)想(そう)した (mōsō shita))

1. have a delusion; stay in a fantasy

Alternative forms

• 盲想(もうそう) (mōsō)

Derived terms

• 誇大妄想(こだいもうそう) (kodaimōsō): megalomania
• 被害妄想(ひがいもうそう) (higaimōsō): delusion of injury
• 妄想症(もうそうしょう) (mōsōshō): paranoia

References

• “妄想”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026
• Ineko Kondō, Fumi Takano, Mary E. Althaus, et al. (2002), Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, third edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
妄	想

Noun

妄想 • (mangsang) (hangeul 망상)

1. hanja form^? of 망상 (“delusion”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
妄	想

Noun

妄想

1. chữ Hán form of vọng tưởng (“delusion”)

Verb

妄想

1. chữ Hán form of vọng tưởng (“to be delusional”)