jìng
huā
shuǐ
yuè

idiom

Meaning of 镜花水月

镜花水月 means flowers in a mirror, moon in the water; an illusion; mirage; something unreal and unattainable. Pronounced jìng huā shuǐ yuè.

  • flowers in a mirror, moon in the water; an illusion; mirage; something unreal and unattainable

Definitions & Examples

zhuī
qiú
de
xiē
róng
huá
guì
 
dào
tóu
lái
guò
shì
jìng
huā
shuǐ
yuè
chǎng
kōng
 

In the end, the wealth and glory he pursued turned out to be nothing but a mirage.

Zhè
xiē
měi
hǎo
de
chéng
nuò
tīng
lái
dòng
rén
 
dàn
kǒng
zhǐ
shì
jìng
huā
shuǐ
yuè
 

These sweet promises sound moving, but I'm afraid they are merely illusions.

duō
rén
duì
wǎng
luò
shàng
wán
měi
de
shēng
huó
gǎn
dào
xiàn
 
què
zhī
cháng
cháng
shì
jìng
huā
shuǐ
yuè
 

Many people envy the perfect lives shown online, not realizing that they are often just mirages.