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
trad. 鏡花水月
Also written 鏡花水月【jìng huā shuǐ yuè】
Characters in this word
4镜
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mirror, lens
- Pinyin
- jìng
- Traditional
- 鏡
- Strokes
- 16
- Frequency
- 13438 of 2500
花
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surname Hua
- Pinyin
- Huā
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 755 of 2500
水
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surname Shui, Shui ethnic group
- Pinyin
- Shuǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 807 of 2500
月
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moon, month, monthly, CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
- Pinyin
- yuè
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 325 of 2500