蜃楼 shènlóu mirage Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 海市蜃楼 hǎishìshènlóu mirage (idiom) an optical illusion of distant scenery in the air or on the ground; often used to describe things that are illusory, unreal, or unattainable蜃楼海市 shènlóuhǎishì mirage a mirage; something that is illusory or imaginary