春梦 (chūn mèng) — (literary) spring dream (literal); (figurative) transient joy; fleeting romantic experience
Definition
A literary metaphor for something beautiful that vanishes quickly — typically youth, love, or a happy moment. Rooted in the classical line '一场春梦' ('a spring dream'), used more in writing than everyday speech.
noun
(literary) spring dream (literal)(figurative) transient joyfleeting romantic experience
Examples
- 春梦，。Wǎng shì rú chūn mèng, zhuǎn shùn jí shì.Past events are like a spring dream — gone in an instant.
- 春梦。Tā gǎn tàn qīng chūn bú guò shì yì cháng chūn mèng.He sighed that youth is nothing but a fleeting dream.
- 春梦。Zhè shǒu shī yòng chūn mèng bǐ yù ài qíng de duǎn zàn.This poem uses 'spring dream' as a metaphor for the brevity of love.
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