zhào​yāo​jìng

magic mirror

  • created reference approved 照妖镜/照妖鏡 → 面 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    照妖镜 / 照妖鏡 zhào​yāo​jìng

    面 miàn

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 照妖镜/照妖鏡 · zhào​yāo​jìng · magic mirror — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    照妖镜 / 照妖鏡

    zhào​yāo​jìng

    magic mirror

    a mythical mirror that reveals the true form of demons and monsters

    照 (literal) → 照 · zhào · to shine 妖 (literal) → 妖 · yāo · monster 镜 (literal) → 镜/鏡 · jìng · mirror

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 照妖镜/照妖鏡 · zhào​yāo​jìng · means of discerning the truth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    照妖镜 / 照妖鏡

    zhào​yāo​jìng

    means of discerning the truth

    a way to see through a conspiracy or identify evil people and phonies

    照 (literal) → 照 · zhào · to shine 妖 (literal) → 妖 · yāo · monster 镜 (literal) → 镜/鏡 · jìng · mirror

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense