qín​jìng

penetrating insight

  • created sense approved 秦镜/秦鏡 · qín​jìng · penetrating insight — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    秦镜 / 秦鏡

    qín​jìng

    penetrating insight

    (literary) penetrating insight; a clear mirror that can see through to the truth. Derived from a legend about a magic mirror in the Qin palace that could reveal the internal organs of a person and distinguish good from evil.

    秦 (literal) → 秦 · qín · Qin dynasty 镜 (literal) → 镜/鏡 · jìng · mirror

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