黄粱美梦

Traditional form:

黃粱美夢

Pinyin (reading):

huángliángměimèng

Definitions:

• dream of golden millet
• fig. illusions of wealth and power
• pipe dream

Characters:

• 黄 - yellow; surname
• 粱 - sorghum, millet
• 美 - beautiful, pretty; pleasing
• 梦 - dream

Traditional characters:

• 黃 - yellow; surname
• 粱 - sorghum, millet
• 美 - beautiful, pretty; pleasing
• 夢 - dream