照妖鏡
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Chinese
[edit]according to; in accordance with; to shine according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph |
goblin; witch; devil 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
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˋ ㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhàoyaojìng
- Wade–Giles: chao4-yao1-ching4
- Yale: jàu-yāu-jìng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jawiaujinq
- Palladius: чжаояоцзин (čžaojaoczin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ziu3 jiu2 geng3
- Yale: jiu yíu geng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dziu3 jiu2 geng3
- Guangdong Romanization: jiu3 yiu2 géng3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siːu̯³³ jiːu̯³⁵ kɛːŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: zio3 iao1 gian3
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiò iau kiàⁿ
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sio²¹³⁻⁵⁵ iau³³⁻²³ kĩã²¹³/
- (Teochew)
Noun
[edit]照妖鏡
- (figurative) way of seeing through a conspiracy; something that reveals the true nature of things, and differentiates between the good and the evil