邯かん鄲たんの夢ゆめ

noun

vain dream of wealth and glory; illusory worldly success

A classical Chinese-derived idiom (故事成語) referring to the fleeting nature of worldly ambitions, based on the story of a man who dreamed of a lifetime of prosperity while his millet was cooking. Used in literary or reflective contexts.

• 彼かれは邯かん鄲たんの夢ゆめのような人じん生せいを送おくった。