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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 镜花水月
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 镜花水月 | jìng huā shuǐ yuè | - 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|水月镜花 |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 66,184 | 38,503 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 镜 | jìng | - mirror - lens |
| 花 | huā | - surname Hua |
| 花 | huā | - flower - blossom - CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4] - fancy pattern - florid - to spend (money, time) - (coll.) lecherous - lustful |
| 花 | huā | - old variant of 花[hua1] |
| 花 | huā | - variant of 花[hua1] - flower - blossom - also pr. [wei3] |
| 水 | shuǐ | - surname Shui |
| 水 | shuǐ | - water - (after a name) ... River - to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4shui3] and 水性[shui3xing4]) - (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy - (bound form) additional cost; extra income - classifier for washings of a garment |
| 月 | yuè | - moon - month - monthly - CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2] |
Other Words Containing 镜花水月
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
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