照妖鏡
Chinese
according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph |
goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom |
mirror; lens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (照妖鏡) | 照 | 妖 | 鏡 | |
| simp. (照妖镜) | 照 | 妖 | 镜 | |
| Literally: “magic mirror for revealing goblins”. | ||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˋ ㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄥˋ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jawiaujinq
- IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ i̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: ziu3 jiu2 geng3
- Yale: jiu yíu geng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dziu3 jiu2 geng3
- Guangdong Romanization: jiu3 yiu2 géng3
- IPA (key): /t͡siːu̯³³ jiːu̯³⁵ kɛːŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Noun
照妖鏡
- (figuratively) way of seeing through a conspiracy; something that reveals the true nature of things, and differentiates between the good and the evil
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.