镜花水月
镜花水月
jìng huā shuǐ yuè
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
idiom
Traditional: 鏡花水月
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- (idiom) 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
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李汝珍(Lǐ Rǔ zhēn)— Li Ruzhen (c. 1763-c. 1830), Qing novelist and phonologist, author of fantasy novel Jinghua Yuan 鏡花緣|镜花缘 or Flowers in the Mirror
→花好月圆(huā hǎo yuè yuán)— lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom); fig. everything is wonderful
→镜花缘(Jìng huā Yuán)— Jinghua Yuan or Flowers in the Mirror, Qing novel of fantasy and erudition (early 19th century) by Li Ruzhen 李汝珍[Li3 Ru3 zhen1]
→闭月羞花(bì yuè xiū huā)— lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom)
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