海市蜃樓

See also: 海市蜃楼

Chinese

		mirage
trad. (海市蜃樓)		海市	蜃樓
simp. (海市蜃楼)		海市	蜃楼
variant forms		蜃樓海市／蜃楼海市

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hǎishìshènlóu

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄕˋ ㄕㄣˋ ㄌㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi² si⁵ san⁴ lau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: hǎishìshènlóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄕˋ ㄕㄣˋ ㄌㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haeshyhshennlou
  - IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂən⁵¹ loʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi² si⁵ san⁴ lau⁴
  - Yale: hói síh sàhn làuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi² si⁵ san⁴ lau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi² xi⁵ sen⁴ leo⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ siː¹³ sɐn²¹ lɐu̯²¹/

Noun

海市蜃樓

mirage (optical illusion)
(figuratively) castles in the air; illusion

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