ziu3 geng3照鏡照镜
Jyutpingziu3 geng3
Yalejiu geng
Definition
To look at oneself in a mirror, or to have an X-ray taken.
- to look at oneself in the mirror
- to go for an X-ray or medical imaging
colloquialbodyhealth
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
You look in the mirror all the time, are you very vain?
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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.
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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.
