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  geng3   jyutping
  jing4   pinyin
[1] mirror
[2] lens; glass


Default PoS: noun
Stroke count: 19
Level: 3
Radical: (#167)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
鏡 / 镜

This word has been viewed 11122 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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detail  ngaan5 geng3*2  yan3 jing4 = glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles
detail  geng3 gaa2  jing4 jia4 = mirror frame
detail  mong6 jyun5 geng3  wang4 yuan3 jing4 = telescope
detail  geng3 zi2  jing4 zi5 = mirror, glass
detail  geng3 tau4  jing4 tou2 = camera lens ; a scene; a shot
detail  hin2 mei4 geng3  xian3 wei1 jing4 = microscope
detail  bou2 sik1 lap6 tai2 geng3*2  bu3 se4 li4 ti3 jing4 = anaglyph glasses, 3-D blue/red glasses (common formation)
detail 西  sai1 joeng4 geng3  xi1 yang2 jing4 = peepshow
detail  taai3 joeng4 geng3*2   = sunglasses
detail  ngaan5 geng3*2 se4  yan3 jing4 she2 = (Asian) cobra
detail  jan2 jing4 ngaan5 geng2   = contact lense(s)
detail  leng3 baau3 geng3   = unbelievably beautiful, sometimes used sarcastically to say sb is ugly
detail  si3 geng3   = film test
detail  coeng2 geng3  qiang3 jing4 = steal the show
detail  hoi2 geng3   = a kind of flat shellfish whose shell is used in windows
detail  soeng5 geng3  shang4 jing4 = photogenic; telegenic; to appear on television
detail  gan6 si6 ngaan5 geng3*2   = nearsighted spectacles, long-distance glasses
detail  saam1 ling4 geng3  san1 leng2 jing4 = triangular prism
detail  ling4 geng3  leng2 jing4 = prism
detail  gwong1 hok6 hin2 mei4 geng3  guang1 xue2 xian3 wei1 jing4 = optical microscope
detail  mak6 geng3*2  mo4 jing4 = sunglasses
detail  din6 zi2 hin2 mei4 geng3  dian4 zi3 xian3 wei1 jing4 = electron microscope
detail  faan2 gwong1 geng3  fan3 guang1 jing4 = mirror
detail  on1 cyun4 ngaan5 geng3  an1 quan2 yan3 jing4 = safety goggles
detail  mat6 geng3  wu4 jing4 = objective lens
detail  muk6 geng3  mu4 jing4 = eyepiece
detail  hoi1 geng3  kai1 jing4 = start shooting (a movie)
detail  ngaan5 geng3*2 dim3   = an optical shop
detail  geng3 zi2 soeng1 dim3   = a mirrors shop
detail  jyun5 geng3 tau4  yuan3 jing4 tou2 = a telephoto lens
detail  jyun5 keoi5 lei4 geng3 tau4  yuan3 ju4 li2 jing4 tou2 = a telephoto lens
detail  dou3 hau6 geng3*2   = a rear view mirror
detail  nap1 geng3  ao1 jing4 = a concave mirror
detail  dat6 geng3  tu2 jing4 = a convex mirror
detail  ngaan5 geng3*2 gung1 si1   = an eyeglasses/eyewear shop
detail  hau4 geng3  hou2 jing4 = laryngoscope
detail  hau6 geng3   = a rear mirror
detail  daai3 jan2 jing4 ngaan5 geng2   = wear contact lenses (common formation)
detail  cim4 mong6 geng3  qian2 wang4 jing4 = periscope
detail  dit3 ngaan5 geng3*2   = to make a wrong prediction or an error of judgement (lit., "to drop glasses")
detail  taai3 joeng4 ngaan5 geng3*2  tai4 yang2 yan3 jing4 = sunglasses (common formation)
detail  ziu3 geng3  zhao4 jing4 = look at oneself in the mirror
detail  geng3 min6*2  jing4 mian4 = mirror surface
detail  cong4 geng3 jan4  cang2 jing4 ren2 = a behind the scenes manipulator (lit., "the master behind the mirror")
detail  maang4 gung1 geng3*2   = dark sunglasses (so called because of the dark glasses blind people wear)
detail  lou5 faa1 ngaan5 geng3*2   = reading glasses; bifocals
detail  mo1 geng3  mo2 jing4 = magic mirror
detail  zam1 hung2 ngaan5 geng3*2  zhen1 kong3 yan3 jing4 = pinhole glasses; stenopeic glasses (common formation)
detail  geng3 kau4  jing4 qiu2 = mirror ball
detail  fong3 daai6 geng3  fang4 da4 jing4 = magnifying glass
detail  saam1 ling4 geng3  san1 leng2 jing4 = variant of 三棱鏡
detail  zip3 mat6 geng3  jie1 wu4 jing4 = objective (on a microscope)
detail  zip3 muk6 geng3  jie1 mu4 jing4 = eyepiece (on a microscope)
detail  geng3 zo6  jing4 zuo4 = [1] mirror cell, [2] base (on a microscope)
detail  geng3 bei3  jing4 bi4 = arm (on a microscope)
detail  je6 si6 geng3*2   = a night vision device
detail  git3 coeng4 geng3 gim2 caa4  jie2 chang2 jing4 jian3 cha2 = colonoscopy
detail  daai6 coeng4 geng3 gim2 caa4  da4 chang2 jing4 jian3 cha2 = colonoscopy
detail  zan6 geng3 bui1   = drinking game
detail  ziu3 jiu2 geng3  zhao4 yao1 jing4 = demon-detector
detail  saang2 geng3   = beautiful; sleek
detail  wai6 geng3 gim2 caa4  wei4 jing4 jian3 cha2 = gastroscopy
detail  ngaan5 geng3*2 se4 sik1   = [yoga] Bhujangasana, Cobra

Showing 1 example containing 鏡
detail 廁所魔鏡世間上邊
Mirror mirror on the washroom wall, who's the fairest one of all?
[Lit. toilet magic-mirror, world on which-one most pretty?]

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