上镜
上镜上鏡 shàng jìng ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ soeng5 geng3
- photogenic
- to appear on film or in the media
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
上
镜
- 眼镜眼鏡 yǎn jìng ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ngaan5 geng2 spectacles
- 镜子鏡子 jìng zi ㄐㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄗ geng3 zi2 mirror
- 镜头鏡頭 jìng tóu ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄡˊ geng3 tau4 camera lens
- 望远镜望遠鏡 wàng yuǎn jìng ㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ mong6 jyun5 geng3 telescope (CL:部[bu4]); binoculars (CL:副[fu4])
- 借镜借鏡 jiè jìng ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ze3 geng3 (Tw) to draw on (others' experience)
- 凸镜凸鏡 tū jìng ㄊㄨ ㄐㄧㄥˋ dat6 geng3 convex mirror
Idioms with these characters
- 巴高望上 bā gāo wàng shàng ㄅㄚ ㄍㄠ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄤˋ baa1 gou1 mong6 soeng6 to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion
- 成千上万成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄢˋ sing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)
- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 赤膊上阵赤膊上陣 chì bó shàng zhèn ㄔˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄣˋ cek3 bok3 soeng5 zan6 lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom)
- 犯上作乱犯上作亂 fàn shàng zuò luàn ㄈㄢˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ faan6 soeng6 zok3 lyun6 to rebel against the emperor (idiom)
- 镜花水月鏡花水月 jìng huā shuǐ yuè ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ geng3 faa1 seoi2 jyut6 lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom)
- 乐昌破镜樂昌破鏡 Lè chāng pò jìng ㄌㄜˋ ㄔㄤ ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ lok6 coeng1 po3 geng3 lit. the story of the broken mirror of Princess Lechang 樂昌公主|乐昌公主[Le4 chang1 Gong1 zhu3] (In the tale, the princess and her husband, fearing separation during the turbulence of war, broke a bronze mirror in half. They each kept one half as a token, with the promise to reunite by matching the pieces together. They were indeed separated, but eventually reunited, with the mirror playing a crucial role in their reunion.) (idiom)
- 明镜高悬明鏡高懸 míng jìng gāo xuán ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄠ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ming4 geng3 gou1 jyun4 perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom)
- 破镜重圆破鏡重圓 pò jìng chóng yuán ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ po3 geng3 cung4 jyun4 lit. the two halves of the broken mirror are rejoined (idiom)
- 有色眼镜有色眼鏡 yǒu sè yǎn jìng ㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄜˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ jau5 sik1 ngaan5 geng3 (idiom) biased perspective; prejudice
Example sentences
- 我觉得汤姆很上镜。 I think Tom is photogenic.
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