镜花水月

MEANING

1. 壹名noun

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

   • jìnghuāshuǐyuè,yīchǎngkōng.

     镜花水月，一场空。🔊

     Flowers in a mirror and the moon in water are all illusions.

2. 貳名noun

   fig. an unrealistic rosy view

   • zhèzhīshìjìnghuāshuǐyuè.

     这只是镜花水月。🔊

     This is merely a mirage.

3. 參名noun

   viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles

   • jìnghuāshuǐyuèzhīshìyīchǎngmèng.

     镜花水月只是一场梦。🔊

     Flowers in a mirror and the moon in water are merely a dream.