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梦寐以求

mèng mèi yǐ qiú

to long for

Character by character

梦mèng
dream
寐mèi
sleep
以yǐ
to
求qiú
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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