虚无缥缈 ethereal
Explanation
形容空虚渺茫，不存在的景象。
It describes a scene that is empty, vague, and non-existent.
Origin Story
传说在遥远的天山深处，住着一群修道之人，他们隐居于云雾缭绕的山谷之中，过着与世隔绝的生活。外人只能在朦胧的云雾中，隐约看到那若隐若现的山峰和道观，仿佛一切都是虚无缥缈，难以捉摸。一位年轻的书生，慕名而来，渴望拜师学艺，然而在寻觅多日后，只找到了一些残破的石碑和断壁残垣，仿佛那仙山道观只是虚无缥缈的传说，一切早已烟消云散。他带着遗憾离开了，却在心中留下了一个深深的疑问：那虚无缥缈的仙境究竟是真实存在还是人们美好的幻想？
Legend has it that in the depths of the distant Tianshan Mountains, there lived a group of hermits who lived in seclusion in a valley shrouded in mist and clouds, living a life isolated from the world. Outsiders could only vaguely see the looming peaks and temples through the hazy mist, as if everything were ethereal and elusive. A young scholar, having heard of their fame, came from afar, hoping to become their apprentice, but after searching for many days, he only found some broken steles and ruins, as if the heavenly mountain temple was just an ethereal legend, everything having long since vanished into thin air. He left with regret, but a profound question remained in his heart: Was the ethereal wonderland a real existence or a beautiful fantasy of people?
Usage
用于形容虚幻渺茫，难以捉摸的事物或景象。
Used to describe something or a scene that is illusory, vague, and difficult to grasp.
Examples
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那里的山峰云雾缭绕，风景虚无缥缈，十分美丽。
nà li de shānfēng yúnwù liáoráo, fēngjǐng xūwú piāomiǎo, shífēn měilì tā de xiǎngfǎ tài xūwú piāomiǎo, gēnběn bù kěnéng shíxiàn
The mountain peaks there are shrouded in mist and clouds, the scenery is ethereal and beautiful.
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他的想法太虚无缥缈，根本不可能实现。
His ideas are too vague and unrealistic to ever be realized.