dou2 jing2倒映
Jyutpingdou2 jing2
Yaledóu yíng
Definition
A reflection or inverted image of a person or object in water or a mirror.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on the visual reflection of an object on a surface like water or glass. It is a descriptive term often used in literary or scenic contexts rather than for everyday household mirrors. When describing a reflection in a mirror, people often use the simpler term 影.
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Common phrases
reflection on the water surface
clear reflection
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
