hǎi shì shèn lóu

海 市 蜃 楼

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IP L5 Yu Wen 7

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n.mirage; castles in the air; sea city and clam buildings
- zhè hé hǎi shì shèn lóu yī yàng shì yún guāng zhé shè zuò yòng de jié guǒ
  这和海市蜃楼一样，是云、光折射作用的结果。
  Like the mirage, this is a result of light being refracted by clouds.
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n.slmetaillusions or hopes that cannot be realized; unattainable vision
- wǒ men dōu yǒu guò gǎn jué chū cuò de jīng lì huàn jué yì huò shì hǎi shì shèn lóu
  我们都有过感觉出错的经历，幻觉，亦或是海市蜃楼。
  We have all had experiences where our senses have been wrong, illusions, perhaps, mirages.
synonym
kōng zhōng lóu gé空中楼阁 jìng huā shuǐ yuè镜花水月

海市蜃楼