Picking flowers in the mirror

Picking flowers in the mirror

Picking flowers in a mirror is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is j ì NGL ǐ C ǎ Ihu ā, which means that although you can see it, you can't get it or touch it. It comes from "the sound of snow without stairs".

Idiom explanation

Flowers in the mirror (J ì NGL ǐ C ǎ Ihu ā). The same as "looking at flowers in the mirror".

Idioms and allusions

Source: "snow left sound · no stairs son": "bamboo basket draw water, pick flowers in the mirror, can't catch him."

Discrimination of words

Usage: used as object or attribute; refers to being able to see but not to get. [synonym]: looking at flowers in the mirror [traditional style]: picking flowers in the mirror