海市蜃楼

Traditional: 海市蜃樓

hǎi shì shèn lóu

Dictionary entry

(idiom) (lit. and fig.) mirage

What does 海市蜃楼 mean?

海市蜃楼 (hǎi shì shèn lóu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) (lit. and fig.) mirage

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海Hǎisurname Hai 市shìmarket · city 蜃shèngiant clam · (mythology) clam-monster said to breathe out a vapor that forms a mirage of buildings 楼Lóusurname Lou

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海市蜃楼

hǎi shì shèn lóu

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