镜花水月

Traditional (Taiwan): 鏡花水月

jìnghuāshuǐyuè ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ

    • lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom)
    • fig. an unrealistic rosy view
    • viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles

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