Golden Milllet Dream
黄粱美梦
It is from The Dream on the Pillouy by Shen Jiji of the Tang Dynasty. The story says:A discontented poor scholar named Lu Sheng yearned al day long for an official position and a distinguished career. He met at an inn in Handan a Taoist priest who gave him a porcelain pillow. At that time，the inn host just started cooking a pan of millet. Lu fell asleep while waiting for his lunch and dreamed that he married the daughter of a rich man，succeeded in the highest imperial examinations，became a high-ranking official，had sons，and enjoyed a life of wealth and comfort. When waking up，he found that the pot of millet was still cooking on the fire. Now the story is meant to satirize the nullity of fantasies and unfeasible hope. Another phrase is“golden dreams on the porcelain pillow".
故事出自唐代沈既济的传奇小说《枕中记》，大意是说：卢生少年家贫，直希望有朝一日能够建功树名，出将入相。有一次，卢生偶然在邯郸的一家客店中遇见道士吕翁，吕翁给了他一只青瓷枕。当时，客店的主人正在蒸黄梁米饭，卢生等着吃午饭时睡着了，在梦中，卢生娶崔氏为妻，考中了进士，当上了宰相，子孙满堂，享尽荣华富贵。一觉醒来之后，却发现店主人的黄梁米饭尚未蒸熟。后人用“黄梁美梦”一词来比喻虚幻的好事或不切实际的希望。
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