haa1 haa1 geng3哈哈鏡哈哈镜
Jyutpinghaa1 haa1 geng3
Yalehā hā geng
Definition
Distorting mirror; a mirror with an uneven surface that reflects distorted, amusing images.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to mirrors with uneven surfaces that create comical, distorted reflections of the viewer. It is frequently associated with carnivals or funfairs where such mirrors are used for entertainment. The term captures the sense of laughter and absurdity triggered by seeing one's own distorted image.
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faai3塊faiExamples
This distorting mirror makes people look really weird.
Have you seen the distorting mirror inside the amusement park yet?
Related words
Common phrases
to look into a distorting mirror
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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.
