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照镜子
zhào​jìng​zi

to look in the mirror

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  • 猪八戒照镜子 zhū​bā​jiè​zhào​jìng​zi in a spot where nothing you do is right
    A two-part allegorical saying (xiehouyu) meaning to be caught in a situation where you cannot please anyone, or where you are criticized by both sides; literally "Zhu Bajie looks in the mirror" (and sees that neither the face in the mirror nor the face outside is human).