镜花水月
Word
lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom)
- Traditional
- 鏡花水月
jìng huā shuǐ yuè
jing4hua1shui3yue4Meaning
- lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom) CC-CEDICT
- fig. an unrealistic rosy view CC-CEDICT
- viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles CC-CEDICT
- also written 水月镜花 CC-CEDICT