梦寐以求
mèng mèi yǐ qiú
to long for
Character by character
梦mèng
dream
dream
寐mèi
sleep
sleep
以yǐ
to
to
求qiú
seek
seek
Example
这就是我梦寐以求的工作。
This is my dream job.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
Usually 梦寐以求的 + noun.
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