一廂情願 (jat1 soeng1 cing4 jyun6 | yi4 xiang1 qing2 yuan4) : one's own wishful thinking

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一廂情願

jat1 soeng1 cing4 jyun6

yi4 xiang1 qing2 yuan4

one's own wishful thinking; one-sided wish
[literal] a wish expressed by one side

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

一廂情願 / 一厢情愿

This word has been viewed 1713 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bernard on 20th Sep 2009 16:59 and last edited on 23rd Jun 2017 03:59

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Characters in this word:

一 jat1 - one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
廂 soeng1 - train compartment; box; wing
情 cing4 - emotion, love, sentiment
願 jyun6 - wish, hope, desire

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

一相情願 jat1 soeng1 cing4 jyun6 yi1 xiang1 qing2 yuan4 = variant of 一厢情願

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