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一廂情願 meaning in English

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一廂情願 noun

wishful thinking(illusion that what one would like is true)
noun
[UK: ˈwɪʃ.fəl ˈθɪŋk.ɪŋ] [US: ˈwɪʃ.fəl ˈθɪŋk.ɪŋ]

一廂情願 phrase

don't count your chickens before they're hatched(one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur)
phrase
[UK: dəʊnt kaʊnt jɔː(r) ˈtʃɪkɪnz bɪ.ˈfɔː(r) ˈðeə(r) hætʃt] [US: ˈdoʊnt ˈkaʊnt ˈjɔːr ˈtʃɪkənz bɪ.ˈfɔːr ˈðer ˈhætʃt]