海市蜃樓

See also: 海市蜃楼

Chinese

		mirage; seaside city	mirage
trad. (海市蜃樓)		海市	蜃樓
simp. (海市蜃楼)		海市	蜃楼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hǎishìshènlóu

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄕˋ ㄕㄣˋ ㄌㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi² si⁵ san⁵ lau⁴, hoi² si⁵ san⁶ lau⁴, hoi² si⁵ san⁴ lau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hǎishìshènlóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄕˋ ㄕㄣˋ ㄌㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hǎishìhshènlóu
  - Wade–Giles: hai³-shih⁴-shên⁴-lou²
  - Yale: hǎi-shr̀-shèn-lóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haeshyhshennlou
  - Palladius: хайшишэньлоу (xajšišɛnʹlou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂən⁵¹ loʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi² si⁵ san⁵ lau⁴, hoi² si⁵ san⁶ lau⁴, hoi² si⁵ san⁴ lau⁴
  - Yale: hói síh sáhn làuh, hói síh sahn làuh, hói síh sàhn làuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi² si⁵ san⁵ lau⁴, hoi² si⁵ san⁶ lau⁴, hoi² si⁵ san⁴ lau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi² xi⁵ sen⁵ leo⁴, hoi² xi⁵ sen⁶ leo⁴, hoi² xi⁵ sen⁴ leo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ siː¹³ sɐn¹³ lɐu̯²¹/, /hɔːi̯³⁵ siː¹³ sɐn²² lɐu̯²¹/, /hɔːi̯³⁵ siː¹³ sɐn²¹ lɐu̯²¹/

Noun

海市蜃樓

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

Synonyms

蜃樓海市／蜃楼海市

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