粵

奢ce1望mong6

ce1 mong6shē wàng

English

  1. an extravagant hope
  2. to have excessive expectations
  3. to have over ambitious or high hopes; to desire (sth unobtainable)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 奢侈、難以實現嘅願望

Examples

  • 真正窮嘅人,唔係嗰啲擁有好少嘅人,而係嗰啲奢望好多嘅人。

    The poor are not those who have little but rather those who need much.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 你想要找一个高学历、高收入、姿容和性格都很好的人,但这难道不是太奢望了吗?

    You want to find someone with a good education, a good salary, good looks, and a good personality. Don't you think that that's aiming a bit too high?

    Tatoeba · fenfang557 CC BY

  • 我唔奢望發達,生活安定就足夠喇。

    I won't have high hopes to get rich. A stable life is enough.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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