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鏡花水月

简镜花水月 · 繁鏡花水月

Mandarin · pinyin jìng huā shuǐ yuè

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4–1–3–4 · jing4 hua1 shui3 yue4

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 3 senses · 1 Cantonese reading

geng3 faa1 seoi2 jyut6

Cantonese word readings for 鏡花水月. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

geng3 faa1 seoi2 jyut6

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(literal) flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected in the water
(figurative) fantasy, illusion, mere shadow, phantom, vision, something that is visible but having no substance
(figurative) the subtle and profound beauty of poems that should not be comprehended by words literally