ceon1 mung6春夢春梦
Jyutpingceon1 mung6
Yalechēun muhng
Definition
Wet dream; an erotic dream that manifests a person's subconscious sexual desire.
colloquialbodyemotion
How it's used
Often used in a teasing or mocking way to suggest someone is being unrealistic or overly optimistic about a situation. Calling someone's plan a 春夢 implies that their expectations are purely fantasy and have no chance of coming true in reality.
Measure word
coeng4場chèunghExamples
He keeps having wet dreams, it is really embarrassing.
Related words
Common phrases
to have a wet dream
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Mandarin usage of 春夢 which can sometimes refer to a pleasant, romantic dream in a more poetic sense. In Cantonese, it is almost exclusively associated with sexual content or used as a metaphor for a delusional fantasy.
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