照妖鏡

Chinese

		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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhàoyāojìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠˋ ㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu³ jiu² geng³
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): zio³ iao¹ gian³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhàoyāojìng
    • 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/
• 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/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zio³ iao¹ gian³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiò iau kiàⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sio²¹³⁻⁵⁵ iau³³⁻²³ kĩã²¹³/

Noun

照妖鏡

1. (figurative) way of seeing through a conspiracy; something that reveals the true nature of things, and differentiates between the good and the evil