DICT.TW Dictionary Taiwan
3.17.174.0
Search for:
▼[Show options]
[Pronunciation] [Help] [Database Info] [Server Info]

2 definitions found

From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 鏡花水月 [ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ; jing4 hua1 shui3 yue4]
 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
 ◄ ►

From: Japanese-English Electronic Dictionary 和英電子辞書

 鏡花水月
 きょうかすいげつ
 noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
 flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface
 something that is visible but having no substance
 the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words
 ◄ ►