ziu3 geng3照鏡照镜

Jyutpingziu3 geng3

Yalejiu geng

Definition

To look at oneself in the mirror; to go for an x-ray

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How it's used

While primarily meaning to look at oneself in a mirror, this term is also the standard way to refer to medical endoscopic procedures like gastroscopy or colonoscopy. It implies a visual examination using a scope, which is why it shares the same verb as checking one's reflection. When used in a medical context, it is almost always followed by the specific body part being examined.

Examples

nei5 seng4 jat6 ziu3 geng3 hai6 mai6 hou2 taam1 leng3 aa4

你成日照鏡，係咪好貪靚呀？

You look in the mirror all the time, are you very vain?

ji1 sang1 giu3 ngo5 heoi3 ziu3 geng3 tai2 haa6 wai6 bou6 jau5 mou5 si6

醫生叫我去照鏡，睇下胃部有冇事。

The doctor told me to go for an endoscopy to see if my stomach is okay.

Common phrases

ziu3 wai6 geng3

照胃鏡

to have a gastroscopy

ziu3 coeng2 geng3

照腸鏡

to have a colonoscopy

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with simply looking at an object in a mirror, which would be 睇鏡. 照鏡 specifically implies looking at one's own reflection or undergoing a medical scope procedure.