Definition
梦话 literally means 'words spoken in one's sleep' (梦中说的话). Figuratively, it describes unrealistic or nonsensical talk — similar to 'daydreaming' or 'talking nonsense' in English. You'll often see it in the verb phrase 说梦话 (to talk in one's sleep / to talk nonsense).
n.
words uttered in one's sleepsleep-talkingnonsenseunrealistic talk (figurative)
Examples
- ，。Tā shuìzháo le, yìzhí zài shuō mèng huà.He fell asleep and kept talking in his sleep.
- ，梦话。Nǐ shuō de zhèxiē gēnběn bú xiànshí, dōu shì mèng huà.What you said is completely unrealistic; it's all nonsense.
- ，。Bié tīng tā de, tā zǒngshì zài shuō mèng huà.Don't listen to him; he's always talking nonsense.
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