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

jìng

mirror

huā

variant of 花[hua1]

shuǐ

water

yuè

moon