神女有心，襄王无梦

shén nǚ yǒu xīn , xiāng wáng wú mèng

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream (idiom)
  2. 2. (said of a woman's unrequited love)

Child Words of 神女有心，襄王无梦

梦
mèng

dream

女
nǚ

female

心
xīn

heart

有
yǒu

to have; there is

无
wú

not to have

王
wáng

king or monarch

王
wàng

to rule

神
shén

God

女
nǚ

female

有心
yǒu xīn

to have a mind to

神女
shén nǚ

The Goddess, 1934 silent film about a Shanghai prostitute, directed by 吳永剛|吴永刚[wú yǒng gāng]