as if one were waking from a dream

as if one were waking from a dream

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is R ú m è NGF ā NGX ǐ ng, which means just like waking up from a dream. It refers to being confused in the past and just understanding it under the inspiration of others or facts. From the annals of the states of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 11 of the chronicles of the states of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty by Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty: "when I hear Zhong's words, I wake up like a dream."

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate, attribute and adverbial to describe a person's sudden awakening. Chapter 30 of the water margin by Chen Chen of the Qing Dynasty: after listening to it, everyone was as happy as a dream. ming Ling Mengchu's Volume 27 of "the surprise of making a case at the first carving": "Wang Shi wakes up like a dream. Thank you very much." The 13th chapter of Wu Jingzi's the scholars' Unofficial History in the Qing Dynasty: "it's like a dream to wake up after a few words." Chapter 13 of the scholars by Wu Jingzi of the Qing Dynasty: after hearing his words, Huan Cheng woke up like a dream. Chapter 21 of three heroes and five righteousness by Shi Yukun of Qing Dynasty: Zhan Zhao talks about it again and again. Mr. Bao woke up when he heard that.