To be born in a dream
It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is d à nhu à Nb à J à ng, which means weird and unreal. It comes from Shaoshi Shanfang bicong, three classics of Huitong.
The origin of Idioms
"Before the Xia and Shang Dynasties, there were only dozens of them, and the rate of them were all fantastic. At that time, they were false."
Idiom usage
It refers to absurdity.
Examples
I don't believe in this ridiculous thing.
To be born in a dream
at the death of one 's father or mother - qì xuè jī sǎng
a son 's willingness to carry on his father 's profession - kěn táng kěn gòu
the extinction of a whole family - miè mén jué hù
be somewhat refined in one 's rough way - cū zhōng yǒu xì
be able neither to cry nor to laugh - kū xiào bù dé
behave tyrannously without justice - bào nüè wú dào
various musical instruments made of metals , stone , strings , and bamboo - jīn shí sī zhú