鏡花水月 jìng huā shuǐ yuè

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom)
  2. fig. an unrealistic rosy view
  3. viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles
  4. also written 水月鏡花|水月镜花

CHARACTERS

鏡 jìng mirror; lens; glass; glasses
花 huā
HSK 3
flower; blossoms
水 shuǐ
HSK 1
water, liquid, lotion, juice
月 yuè
HSK 1
moon; month; KangXi radical 74