明鏡高懸

See also: 明镜高悬

Chinese

	a bright mirror; a mirror into the concience; Der Spiegel
trad. (明鏡高懸)	明鏡	高懸
simp. (明镜高悬)	明镜	高悬
Literally: “a bright mirror hung high”.

Etymology

According to Miscellaneous Records of the Western Capital, Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, had a mirror which could show the good or evil of a person. This gave rise to the phrase.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): míngjìnggāoxuán

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄠㄒㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ geng³ gou¹ jyun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: míngjìnggāoxuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄠㄒㄩㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingjinqgaushyuan
  - IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ming⁴ geng³ gou¹ jyun⁴
  - Yale: mìhng geng gōu yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ geng³ gou¹ jyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ géng³ gou¹ yun⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ kɛːŋ³³ kou̯⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/

Idiom

明鏡高懸

(figuratively) perspicacious and impartial in judgment

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