Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
床异梦
tóngchuáng yìmèng
Description
这个成语说的是两个人在一起，可是心里想的完全不一样。
This idiom describes two people being together but thinking completely differently.
我们常用它来说朋友、夫妻或者合作的人表面一样，其实各有各的想法。
We often use it to say that friends, spouses, or partners seem the same on the surface but actually have different thoughts.
Meanings
同床异梦tóngchuáng yìmèng
together outwardly but each with different plans
他们是合作伙伴，可是同床异梦，早晚会分开。
They are partners, but have different goals and will separate sooner or later.
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Notes
- Etymology
literally 'same bed, different dreams' — sharing a situation but not true intentions.
- Note
the full idiom is 同床异梦; used as a set four-character phrase (chengyu).
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