Flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in water; used to describe something that is beautiful but unreal or unattainable, such as an unrealistic rosy view.

(idiom) Lit. moon in the water, flower in the mirror; refers to things that are visible but unattainable or insubstantial objects

illusory and intangible things; beautiful but unreal imagery that cannot be grasped like the moon's reflection in water or an image in a mirror

A specific form of the bodhisattva [[观音|觀音|guan1 yin1]] often depicted contemplating the moon's reflection in water; it is one of thirty-three traditional manifestations of the bodhisattva.

calcium carbide lamp used to generate light by the reaction of water with carbide

The sound of wind in the pines and the moon reflecting on the water; used to describe a person of noble and pure character.