ping4 min2 geng3平面鏡平面镜
Jyutpingping4 min2 geng3
Yalepìhng mín geng
Definition
Plane mirror; a flat mirror.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a flat, non-curved mirror used in physics or daily life. While technically accurate, people often just use 鏡 to refer to any mirror in casual conversation unless they need to distinguish it from a magnifying or convex mirror.
Measure word
faai3塊faiExamples
He is always looking at himself in the plane mirror.
Related words
Common phrases
look into a plane mirror
Common mistake
Avoid using this term for common household mirrors unless you are specifically discussing optics or geometry, as it sounds overly technical or academic in a casual setting.
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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.
