如意算盤
simp如意算盘jyu4 ji3 syun3 pun4rú yì suàn pán
English
- counting one's chickens before they are hatched
- calculation based on wishful thinking; to indulge in wishful thinking
粵語 — Cantonese
- 做啲對自己有利嘅打算
Examples
如意算盤打唔響
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk