<p>遐想 means '<strong>reverie</strong>; <strong>fantasy</strong>; <strong>day dream</strong>'</p>

<p>篇 is a classifier for 'article', as in 一篇文章 (an article)</p>

<p>连篇 means 'one (article) after another' </p>

<p>Since fantasy is an imagined story in one's head, 篇 is a correct classifier.</p>

<p>"遐想连篇" in English is "one fantasy after another" or " one day dream after another" (day dream is fantasy)</p>

<p>Other examples of 连篇 as "one after another" with 篇 as a classifier:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>谎话连篇 - one lie after another (a lie is a made-up story)</p></li>
<li><p>废话连篇 - one bullshit after another (bullshit is the same as nonsensical article--  both are telling nonsensical story)</p></li>
</ul>

<blockquote>
  <p>'遐' means "far away"; '<strong>遐想</strong>' literally means " <strong>far away thought</strong>" (a thought that is far away from reality)</p>
</blockquote>

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And thereI was, wondering what 连篇 means.... It makes sense now, thanks
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Tang Ho
<p>中国的5000年悠久历史、<br>
The Middle Kingdom's 5000 year long history,<br>
丰富多样的风俗文化<br>
rich and diverse customs and culture<br>
以及无处不在的神秘感，<br>
as well as its all-pervasive feeling of mystery,<br>
让许多外国人心驰神往，<br>
fascinates and infatuates many a foreigner,<br>
遐想连篇。<br>
causing endless flights of fancy and imagination.</p>

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Pedroski
<p>I'm not sure whether the phrase has a typo in it or not because I couldn't find the proper translation from MDBG, Ichacha or Ichiba. However, I did find an example:</p>

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  <p>中国的5000年悠久历史、丰富多样的风俗文化以及无处不在的神秘感，让许多外国人心驰神往，遐想连篇。</p>
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<p>China’s 5000 year history, the variety of its customs and cultures, and its general mystique, have always pulled on the hearts and imagination of westerners.</p>

<p>I take '遐想连篇' here means making you imagining or drawing your imagination out.</p>

<p>I'm not sure I got the correct meaning though. I think sometimes it doesn't make any sense. For example: 
'Pulling (your) imagination' make sense in 让人遐想连篇的小说, but not in 让人遐想连篇的话语</p>

<p>Do you have a better way to put the phrase '遐想连篇' in english?</p>

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遐想连篇 is commonly used especially in written. another similar one is "浮想联翩"， which is the same in meaning.
dan
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Help checking the correct meaning of '遐想连篇'
# Help checking the correct meaning of '遐想连篇'

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-19)

I'm not sure whether the phrase has a typo in it or not because I couldn't find the proper translation from MDBG, Ichacha or Ichiba. However, I did find an example:

> 中国的5000年悠久历史、丰富多样的风俗文化以及无处不在的神秘感，让许多外国人心驰神往，遐想连篇。

China’s 5000 year history, the variety of its customs and cultures, and its general mystique, have always pulled on the hearts and imagination of westerners.

I take '遐想连篇' here means making you imagining or drawing your imagination out.

I'm not sure I got the correct meaning though. I think sometimes it doesn't make any sense. For example:
'Pulling (your) imagination' make sense in 让人遐想连篇的小说, but not in 让人遐想连篇的话语

Do you have a better way to put the phrase '遐想连篇' in english?

**Tags:** translation, idioms

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 遐想连篇 is commonly used especially in written. another similar one is "浮想联翩"， which is the same in meaning.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-08-20. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

遐想 means '**reverie**; **fantasy**; **day dream**'

篇 is a classifier for 'article', as in 一篇文章 (an article)

连篇 means 'one (article) after another'

Since fantasy is an imagined story in one's head, 篇 is a correct classifier.

"遐想连篇" in English is "one fantasy after another" or " one day dream after another" (day dream is fantasy)

Other examples of 连篇 as "one after another" with 篇 as a classifier:

* 谎话连篇 - one lie after another (a lie is a made-up story)
* 废话连篇 - one bullshit after another (bullshit is the same as nonsensical article-- both are telling nonsensical story)

> '遐' means "far away"; '**遐想**' literally means " **far away thought**" (a thought that is far away from reality)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: And thereI was, wondering what 连篇 means.... It makes sense now, thanks  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-08-19. Score: 1

中国的5000年悠久历史、  
The Middle Kingdom's 5000 year long history,  
丰富多样的风俗文化  
rich and diverse customs and culture  
以及无处不在的神秘感，  
as well as its all-pervasive feeling of mystery,  
让许多外国人心驰神往，  
fascinates and infatuates many a foreigner,  
遐想连篇。  
causing endless flights of fancy and imagination.


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