明镜 明鏡
明镜 明鏡 Míng jìng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ming4 geng3
- Der Spiegel
明镜 明鏡 míng jìng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ming4 geng3
- mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat – such as a lake – or sth that provides clarity and insight)
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明
- 光明 guāng míng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gwong1 ming4 light
- 分明 fēn míng ㄈㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˊ fan1 ming4 clear
- 失明 shī míng ㄕ ㄇㄧㄥˊ sat1 ming4 to lose one's eyesight
- 文明 wén míng ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ man4 ming4 civilized
- 明亮 míng liàng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ming4 loeng6 bright
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- 明天 míng tiān ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ming4 tin1 tomorrow
- 明媚 míng mèi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄟˋ ming4 mei4 bright and beautiful
- 明年 míng nián ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ming4 nin4 next year
- 明日 míng rì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄖˋ ming4 jat6 tomorrow
- 明明 míng míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ming4 ming4 obviously
- 明星 míng xīng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ming4 sing1 star; celebrity
- 明智 míng zhì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ ming4 zi3 sensible
- 明朗 míng lǎng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄤˇ ming4 long5 bright
- 明理 míng lǐ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˇ ming4 lei5 sensible
- 明白 míng bai ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄅㄞ ming4 baak6 clear; obvious; unequivocal
- 明确 明確 míng què ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ming4 kok3 clear-cut; definite; explicit
- 明显 明顯 míng xiǎn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ming4 hin2 clear
- 查明 chá míng ㄔㄚˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ caa4 ming4 to investigate and find out
- 清明 qīng míng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ cing1 ming4 clear and bright
- 照明 zhào míng ㄓㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ziu3 ming4 lighting
镜 鏡
- 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; binoculars
- 上镜 上鏡 shàng jìng ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ soeng5 geng3 photogenic
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- 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
- 凹镜 凹鏡 āo jìng ㄠ ㄐㄧㄥˋ nap1 geng3 concave mirror
- 出镜 出鏡 chū jìng ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ceot1 geng3 to appear on camera
- 分镜 分鏡 fēn jìng ㄈㄣ ㄐㄧㄥˋ fan1 geng3 storyboard
- 咸镜 咸鏡 Xián jìng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ haam4 geng3 Hamgyeongdo Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Province 咸镜北道 and South Hamgyeong Province 咸镜南道 of North Korea
- 喉镜 喉鏡 hóu jìng ㄏㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ hau4 geng3 laryngoscope
- 墨镜 墨鏡 mò jìng ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ mak6 geng3 sunglasses
- 明镜 明鏡 Míng jìng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ming4 geng3 Der Spiegel
- 泳镜 泳鏡 yǒng jìng ㄩㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ wing6 geng3 swimming goggles
- 滤镜 濾鏡 lǜ jìng ㄌㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ leoi6 geng3 (photography) filter
- 物镜 物鏡 wù jìng ㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ mat6 geng3 objective (optics)
- 目镜 目鏡 mù jìng ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ muk6 geng3 eyepiece
- 破镜 破鏡 pò jìng ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ po3 geng3 broken mirror
- 棱镜 稜鏡 léng jìng ㄌㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ling4 geng3 (optics) prism
Idioms with these characters
- 冰雪聪明 冰雪聰明 bīng xuě cōng ming ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄘㄨㄥ ˙ㄇㄧㄥ bing1 syut3 cung1 ming4 (idiom) exceptionally intelligent
- 不明不白 bù míng bù bái ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄞˊ bat1 ming4 bat1 baak6 (idiom) obscure; dubious; shady
- 不明事理 bù míng shì lǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˇ bat1 ming4 si6 lei5 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
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- 不言自明 bù yán zì míng ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ bat1 jin4 zi6 ming4 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
- 长夜难明 長夜難明 cháng yè nán míng ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ coeng4 je6 naan4 ming4 lit. many nights under a harsh moon
- 窗明几净 窗明几淨 chuāng míng jī jìng ㄔㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄥˋ coeng1 ming4 gei1 zing6 lit. clear window and clean table (idiom)
- 词约指明 詞約指明 cí yuē zhǐ míng ㄘˊ ㄩㄝ ㄓˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ci4 joek3 zi2 ming4 concise but unambiguous (idiom)
- 聪明伶俐 聰明伶俐 cōng ming líng lì ㄘㄨㄥ ˙ㄇㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ cung1 ming4 ling4 lei6 (idiom) bright; clever; quick-witted
- 淡泊明志 dàn bó míng zhì ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ daam6 bok6 ming4 zi3 living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)
- 耳聪目明 耳聰目明 ěr cōng mù míng ㄦˇ ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ji5 cung1 muk6 ming4 sharp ears and keen eyes (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 乐昌公主 (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)