geng3鏡镜
Jyutpinggeng3
Yalegeng
Definition
Mirror, lens, or spectacles.
- mirror
- lens; glass used to focus or scatter light
- spectacles; glasses
colloquialhomebody
How it's used
Beyond the literal object for reflection, this word is frequently used to refer to lenses in glasses or cameras. When talking about spectacles, people often use the term 眼鏡, which combines the word for eye with this one. It is also common to use it in the phrase 照鏡 to describe the act of checking one's appearance.
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faai3塊faiExamples
Did you see your own face when you looked in the mirror?
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with the word for glasses, which is 眼鏡. Remember that while 鏡 refers to the glass or reflective surface itself, you must add the prefix 眼 to refer to the accessory worn on the face.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
