同床异梦(tóng chuáng yì mèng)

4 charactersTrad. 同牀異夢

lit. to share the same bed with different dreams (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
tóng chuáng yì mèng
Meaning
lit. to share the same bed with different dreams (idiom); ostensible partners with different agendas
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
同牀異夢

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