镜花水月

Traditional: 鏡花水月

jìng huā shuǐ yuè

Dictionary entry

lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom)

What does 镜花水月 mean?

镜花水月 (jìng huā shuǐ yuè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom)

2fig. an unrealistic rosy view

3viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles

4also written 水月鏡花|水月镜花

Character breakdown

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镜jìngmirror · lens 花Huāsurname Hua 水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group 月yuèmoon · month

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镜花水月

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