faat3 mung6發夢发梦
Jyutpingfaat3 mung6
Yalefaat muhng
Definition
To dream, or to daydream and think about impractical goals.
- to dream while sleeping
- figurativeto daydream; to have unrealistic or impractical ideas
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the mental activity during sleep, but is also frequently used metaphorically to describe someone having unrealistic expectations or being out of touch with reality. When used in the sense of daydreaming, it is often paired with 白日 to clarify that the person is awake but distracted by fantasies.
Examples
He is always daydreaming about winning the lottery.
Related words
Common phrases
to daydream
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 夢見, which is a transitive verb meaning to see someone or something in a dream. While 發夢 is an intransitive verb that describes the act of dreaming, 夢見 requires an object to follow it.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
