hǎi
shì
shèn
lóu

idiom
common

Meaning of 海市蜃楼

海市蜃楼 means mirage; optical phenomenon; illusion; pipe dream; something unreal or unattainable. Pronounced hǎi shì shèn lóu.

  • mirage; optical phenomenon
  • illusion; pipe dream; something unreal or unattainable

Definitions & Examples

Shā
zhōng
chū
xiàn
de
hǎi
shì
shèn
lóu
cháng
lìng
rén
chǎn
shēng
cuò
jué
 

Mirages appearing in the desert often give travelers illusions.

wéi
kàn
dào
le
绿
zhōu
 
shí
zhǐ
shì
hǎi
shì
shèn
lóu
 

He thought he saw an oasis, but it was just a mirage.