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镜花水月
jìng​huā​shuǐ​yuè

an illusion

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
镜花水月 鏡花水月 jìng​huā​shuǐ​yuè
an illusion
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.

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Cross-References

Variant of

  • 水月镜花 shuǐ​yuè​jìng​huā

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Frequency data
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