同床异梦

MEANING

1. 壹形adjective

   lit. to share the same bed with different dreams (idiom); ostensible partners with different agendas

   • tāmentóngchuángyìmèng,hěnnánhézuò.

     他们同床异梦，很难合作。🔊

     They share the same bed but have different dreams, making it very difficult to cooperate.

2. 貳名noun

   strange bedfellows

   • tāmentóngchuángyìmèng,gǎnqíngbùhǎo.

     他们同床异梦，感情不好。🔊

     They sleep in the same bed but have different dreams, and their relationship is not good.

3. 參名noun

   marital dissension

   • tāmentóngchuángyìmèng,gǎnqíngbùhǎo.

     他们同床异梦，感情不好。🔊

     They sleep in the same bed but dream different dreams; their relationship is not good.