镜花水月
jìnghuā-shuǐyuèTraditional 鏡花水月
illusion; an empty dream
Every meaning
jìnghuā-shuǐyuè
- illusion; an empty dream
Its characters
- 镜jìngmirror (as in 镜子)
- 花huāflower; blossom
- 水shuǐwater
- 月yuèmonth
Words with 镜
Words with 花
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.