镜花水月

jìnghuāshuǐyuè

lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom); fig. an unrealistic rosy view

Traditional 鏡花水月

Meaning

jìnghuāshuǐyuèjing4 hua1 shui3 yue4
  1. lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom)
  2. fig. an unrealistic rosy view
  3. viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles
  4. also written 水月鏡花|水月镜花

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