水月 [－－]

Jyutping seoi2 jyut6
Pinyin shuǐ yuè

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literary
    the Moon reflected in water (as a symbol of purity, or illusion)
  2. noun, literary
    water and the Moon
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    银行承诺的那些高收益率，最后多半因不符合条件而成镜花水月。
    銀行承諾的那些高收益率，最後多半因不符合條件而成鏡花水月。
    yín háng chéng nuò de nà xiē gāo shōu yì lǜ ， zuì hòu duō bàn yīn bù fú hé tiáo jiàn ér chéng jìng huā shuǐ yuè ．
    • Most of these high earnings yields, which banks promised that the investors would have, became illusions at last because they failed to meet the requirements.