- lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom)
- fig. an unrealistic rosy view
- viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles
- also written 水月鏡花|水月镜花
Characters
- 镜 (鏡): mirror; lens
- 花 (花): surname Hua
- 水 (水): surname Shui
- 月 (月): moon; month; monthly; CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
Resources
- Wiktionary: 镜花水月
- MDBG: 镜花水月
- Examples with 镜花水月 on Tatoeba
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