胡思乱想

• 병음: hú sī luàn xiǎng
• 한자 분석: 胡 = reckless; 思 = 心 + 田 — to think, ponder; 乱 = 乙 + 舌 — chaos, disorder; 想 = 心 + 相 — to imagine, to think

뜻

쓸데없이 생각이 꼬이다; 근거 없이 걱정하다

Often used when someone is overthinking or catastrophising without real basis — particularly in emotional or stressful contexts. Can be used gently or as a mild reproach.

예문

1. 考试前一晚她辗转反侧，脑子里全是胡思乱想，反而让自己更加焦虑，无法入睡。
2. 领导叫他去办公室谈话，他立刻开始胡思乱想，以为自己要被开除，结果只是例行沟通。
3. 不要整天胡思乱想，把精力放在解决实际问题上才是最有意义的事情。

사용 가이드

맥락: anxiety, overthinking, emotional support

어조: gentle reproach

올바른 표현

• 他最近因为工作压力太大，经常在深夜胡思乱想，把一些原本不严重的小麻烦在脑海中无限放大，弄得自己苦不堪言。(Under enormous work pressure lately, he often lets his mind run wild in the small hours, mentally magnifying trivial problems out of all proportion and making himself thoroughly miserable.)
• 医生建议她不要再胡思乱想了，检查结果显示一切正常，过度担忧只会给身体带来不必要的负担。(The doctor advised her to stop overthinking — the test results showed everything was normal, and excessive worry would only place unnecessary strain on her body.)

피해야 할 표현

• 胡思乱想 in place of 创意联想 or 发散思维 — 胡思乱想 is negative (chaotic, unfounded thinking), not creative or productive imagination

기원과 역사

胡 (recklessly) + 思 (to think) + 乱 (chaotic) + 想 (to imagine) — four-character idiom meaning to think chaotically without basis

문화적 배경

시대: Modern

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal