奢望 [－－]

Jyutping ce1 mong6
Pinyin shē wàng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. an extravagant hope
  2. to have excessive expectations
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞、名詞
    奢侈​、​難以實​現​嘅​願​望
    to have over ambitious or high hopes; to desire (sth unobtainable)
    • 我唔奢望發達，生活安定就足夠喇。
      我唔奢望发达，生活安定就足够喇。
      ngo5 m4 ce1 mong6 faat3 daat6, sang1 wut6 on1 ding6 zau6 gau3 laa3.
      I won't have high hopes to get rich. A stable life is enough.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to have excessive expectations; to have extravagant hopes
  2. noun
    excessive expectations; extravagant hopes
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #3597
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你想要找一个高学历、高收入、姿容和性格都很好的人，但这难道不是太奢望了吗？
    你想要找一個高學歷、高收入、姿容和性格都很好的人，但這難道不是太奢望了嗎？
    nǐ xiǎng yào zhǎo yí gè gāo xué lì 、 gāo shōu rù 、 zī róng hé xìng gé dōu hěn hǎo de rén ， dàn zhè nán dào bú shi tài shē wàng le ma ？
    • You want to find someone with a good education, a good salary, good looks, and a good personality. Don't you think that that's aiming a bit too high?
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    真正穷嘅人，唔系𠮶啲拥有好少嘅人，而系𠮶啲奢望好多嘅人。
    真正窮嘅人，唔係嗰啲擁有好少嘅人，而係嗰啲奢望好多嘅人。
    zan1 zing3 kung4 ge3 jan4 ， m4 hai6 go2 di1 jung2 jau5 hou3 siu2 ge3 jan4 ， ji4 hai6 go2 di1 ce1 mong6 hou2 do1 ge3 jan4 。
    • The poor are not those who have little but rather those who need much.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    奢望
    奢望
    ce1 mong6
    • to have over ambitious or high hopes; to desire something unobtainable
  2. Cantonese
    我唔奢望发达，生活安定就足够喇。
    我唔奢望發達，生活安定就足夠喇。
    ngo5 m4 ce1 mong6 faat3 daat6, sang1 wut6 on1 ding6 zau6 gau3 laa3.
    • I won't have high hopes to get rich. A stable life is enough.