奢望 shēwàng an extravagant hope
an extravagant hope; to have excessive expectations
How to remember 奢望: 奢 exaggerated + 望 gaze = an extravagant hope.
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- An extravagant hope / to hope for too much - 不敢奢望 (bùgǎn shēwàng) daren't hope for so much; 这是一种奢望 (zhè shì yì zhǒng shēwàng) that's asking too much.
- Marks a hope as unrealistically high; often self-deprecating or resigned. Written-leaning.