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Yomi
えにかいたもち
Rōmaji
e ni kaita mochi
Type
idiom
Literal Meaning
mochi (Japanese rice cake) that one draws in a picture
Meaning
(a plan/goal) sounds good but is unrealistic
Additional Info
Its allusion is that you cannot eat mochi in a picture no matter how good it looks.
Synonym
非現実的
Antonym
現実的
Example
日本語を１０日でマスターするなんて計画 (けいかく)は、絵に描いた餅だ！
A plan to master Japanese in 10 days is a pie in the sky!