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                这段向往
                [zhè duàn xiàng wăng]
                
                                        This implies ‘ The Period of Yearning ’ suggesting a specific duration when one yearns or longs ...
                
             
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                二十年红尘如梦
                [èr shí nián hóng chén rú mèng]
                
                                        Twenty Years in the World Seem Like a Dream reflects deep reflection on life considering decades ...
                
             
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                做了十年的梦
                [zuò le shí nián de mèng]
                
                                        Had a tenyear dream This suggests a very prolonged and deepseated hope or aspiration which may not ...
                
             
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                一场梦做了好久
                [yī chăng mèng zuò le hăo jiŭ]
                
                                        Expresses longing or retrospection regarding some ongoing dream that lasts long symbolizing the ...
                
             
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                长梦短怀
                [zhăng mèng duăn huái]
                
                                        Long dreams brief thoughts Suggests longing for prolonged dreams while actual memories and experiences ...
                
             
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                三年七梦
                [sān nián qī mèng]
                
                                        三年七梦 Three years and seven dreams metaphorically expresses how fleeting time and experiences ...
                
             
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                一梦九年
                [yī mèng jiŭ nián]
                
                                        Nineyearlong dream reflects on how a certain period nine years here though it might also imply longer ...
                
             
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                别梦几年
                [bié mèng jĭ nián]
                
                                        Several years of distant dreams reflects on past aspirations or dreams that felt far away or unattainable ...
                
             
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                初梦已旧
                [chū mèng yĭ jiù]
                
                                        The initial dream has become old ; it suggests the passing of time and nostalgia perhaps hinting ...