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Home / Idiom / 海市蜃楼

(idiom) (lit. and fig.) mirage

海市蜃楼
hǎi shì shèn lóu
h+ǎi·3rd tonesh+ì·4th tonesh+èn·4th tonel+óu·2nd tone
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Synonyms
Synonyms
pavilion in the air (idiom); unrealistic Utopian construction · castles in Spain · imaginary future plans空中楼阁kōng zhōng lóu gé(idiom) to have no basis in fact; to be the product of sb's imagination子虚乌有zǐ xū wū yǒulit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom) · fig. an unrealistic rosy view · viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles镜花水月jìng huā shuǐ yuèlit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations · to act on hearsay evidence捕风捉影bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng
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