鏡仔

Chinese

Etymology 1

	mirror; lens	diminutive marker
trad. (鏡仔)	鏡	仔
simp. (镜仔)	镜	仔
alternative forms	鏡兒／镜儿 Hakka

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): geng³ zai²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): kiang-é

(Meixian, Guangdong): giang⁴ ê³
Northern Min (KCR): gia̿ng-ciě

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: geng³ zai²
  - Yale: geng jái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: geng³ dzai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: géng³ zei²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɛːŋ³³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiang-é
  - Hakka Romanization System: giang e^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giang⁴ e³
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯aŋ⁵⁵ e³¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: giang⁴ ê³
  - Sinological IPA: /kiaŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋe³¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gia̿ng-ciě
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiaŋ³³ t͡siɛ²¹/

Noun

鏡仔

(Cantonese, Northern Min) small mirror (Classifier: 塊／块 c)
- 2015, 盧熾剛 [Cuson Lo], 余嘉敏 [Caca Yu], 《我的港女老婆の東京：番外篇》, Hong Kong: 日閱堂出版社, →ISBN, page 15:
  
  入面除咗牀舖枕頭，仲有電視機、收音機、電源插頭，仲有塊鏡仔添！ [Cantonese, trad.]
  入面除咗床铺枕头，仲有电视机、收音机、电源插头，仲有块镜仔添！ [Cantonese, simp.]
  jap⁶ min⁶ ceoi⁴ zo² cong⁴ pou¹ zam² tau⁴, zung⁶ jau⁵ din⁶ si⁶ gei¹, sau¹ jam¹ gei¹, din⁶ jyun⁴ caap³ tau^4-2, zung⁶ jau⁵ faai³ geng³ zai² tim¹! [Jyutping]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
(Hakka) mirror (of any size)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 鏡子 (“mirror”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		鏡, 鑒
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		鏡子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	鏡子
	Taiwan	鏡子
	Harbin	鏡子
	Malaysia	鏡子
	Singapore	鏡子
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	鏡子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	鏡子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	鏡子
	Wanrong	鏡子
	Xi'an	鏡兒
	Xining	鏡兒
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	鏡子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	鏡子
	Lanzhou	鏡子
	Ürümqi	鏡子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	鏡子
	Wuhan	鏡子
	Guiyang	鏡子
	Lancang	鏡子
	Guilin	鏡子
	Pingle	鏡子
	Liuzhou	鏡子
	Luzhai	鏡子
	Nanning (Wuming)	鏡子
	Binyang (Nanjie)	鏡子, 紅毛鏡
	Hechi (Yizhou)	鏡子, 穿衣鏡
	Luocheng (Dongmen)	鏡子
	Tianlin (Langping)	鏡子
	Dagudi (Maliba)	鏡蓋
	Reshuitang (Longling)	鏡蓋, 鏡子
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	鏡子
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	鏡子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	鏡子
	Yangzhou	鏡子
	Hefei	鏡子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	鏡
	Hong Kong	鏡
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	鏡
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	鏡
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	鏡
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	鏡
	Macau	鏡
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	鏡
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	鏡
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	鏡
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	鏡
	Foshan	鏡
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	鏡
	Foshan (Shunde)	鏡
	Foshan (Sanshui)	鏡
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	鏡
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	鏡
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	鏡
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	鏡
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	鏡
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	鏡
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	鏡
	Taishan	鏡
	Kaiping (Chikan)	鏡
	Enping (Niujiang)	鏡
	Heshan (Yayao)	鏡
	Dongguan	鏡
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	鏡
	Yangjiang	鏡
	Wuzhou	鏡
	Rongxian	鏡
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	鏡
	Hepu (Shatian)	鏡
	Beiliu	鏡
	Baise	鏡
	Bobai	鏡
	Qinzhou	鏡
	Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	鏡
	Beihai	鏡
	Beihai (Nankang)	鏡
	Beihai (Yingpan)	鏡兒
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	鏡
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	鏡
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	鏡
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	鏡
	Singapore (Guangfu)	鏡
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	鏡
	Móng Cái	鏡
	Bangkok (Guangfu)	鏡
	Betong (Rongxian)	鏡
Gan	Nanchang	鏡子
	Lichuan	鏡
	Pingxiang	鏡子
Hakka	Meixian	鏡仔
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	鏡
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	鏡仔
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	鏡仔
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	鏡
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	鏡
	Jiexi	鏡
	Yudu	鏡子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	鏡仔
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	鏡仔
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	鏡仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	鏡仔
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	鏡仔
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	鏡仔
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	鏡仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	鏡仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	鏡
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	鏡仔
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	鏡
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	鏡
	Hong Kong	鏡
	Senai (Huiyang)	鏡
	Kuching (Hepo)	鏡
	Bangkok (Meixian)	鏡仔
Huizhou	Jixi	鏡
Jin	Taiyuan	鏡兒, 鏡子
Jin	Xinzhou	鏡兒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	鏡
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	鏡
Eastern Min	Matsu	鏡
Southern Min	Xiamen	鏡
	Quanzhou	鏡
	Zhangzhou	鏡
	Kaohsiung	鏡
	Penang (Hokkien)	鏡
	Singapore (Hokkien)	鏡
	Manila (Hokkien)	鏡
	Medan (Hokkien)	鏡
	Chaozhou	鏡
	Shantou	鏡
	Jieyang	鏡
	Bangkok (Teochew)	鏡, กระจก
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	鏡
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	鏡, กระจก
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	鏡
	Singapore (Teochew)	鏡
	Pontianak (Teochew)	鏡
	Leizhou	鏡
	Haikou	鏡
Puxian Min	Putian	鏡
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	鏡
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	鏡
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	鏡
	Xianyou	鏡
	Xianyou (Fengting)	鏡
	Xianyou (Youyang)	鏡
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	鏡
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	鏡
Wu	Shanghai	鏡子
	Shanghai (Chongming)	鏡子
	Suzhou	鏡子
	Danyang	鏡子
	Hangzhou	鏡子
	Ningbo	鏡子
	Wenzhou	鏡, 玻璃鏡
	Jinhua	鏡
Xiang	Changsha	鏡子
	Xiangxiang	鏡子
	Loudi	鏡子
	Shuangfeng	鏡子

Etymology 2

		Mirror	boy; young male
trad. (鏡仔)		鏡	仔
simp. (镜仔)		镜	仔

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): geng³ zai²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: geng³ zai²
  - Yale: geng jái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: geng³ dzai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: géng³ zei²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɛːŋ³³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

Noun

鏡仔

(Hong Kong) member of the boy group Mirror (Classifier: 個／个 c; 位 c; 名 c)
- 2022, 七仙羽, 《七仙羽教你兔年趨吉避凶》, Hong Kong: 知出版, →ISBN, page 59:
  
  如果你的男友跟你交往了很久還是不知道你最喜歡的「鏡仔」，與其跟他發脾氣，不如關心一下他是否工作太忙或是身體不舒服有「腦霧」，給他安排吃一點適當的補品，送他一張poster 貼在公司的桌面上。 [Cantonese, trad.]
  如果你的男友跟你交往了很久还是不知道你最喜欢的「镜仔」，与其跟他发脾气，不如关心一下他是否工作太忙或是身体不舒服有「脑雾」，给他安排吃一点适当的补品，送他一张poster 贴在公司的桌面上。 [Cantonese, simp.]
  jyu⁴ gwo² nei⁵ dik¹ naam⁴ jau⁵ gan¹ nei⁵ gaau¹ wong⁵ liu⁵ han² gau² waan⁴ si⁶ bat¹ zi¹ dou³ nei⁵ zeoi³ hei² fun¹ dik¹ “geng³ zai²”, jyu⁵ kei⁴ gan¹ taa¹ faat³ pei⁴ hei³, bat¹ jyu⁴ gwaan¹ sam¹ jat¹ haa⁵ taa¹ si⁶ fau² gung¹ zok³ taai³ mong⁴ waak⁶ si⁶ san¹ tai² bat¹ syu¹ fuk⁶ jau⁵ “nou⁵ mou⁶”, kap¹ taa¹ on¹ paai⁴ hek³ jat¹ dim² sik¹ dong³ dik¹ bou² ban², sung³ taa¹ jat¹ zoeng¹ poster tip³ zoi⁶ gung¹ si¹ dik¹ coek³ min^6-2 soeng⁶. [Jyutping]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Related terms

鏡粉／镜粉 (jìngfěn)
錯仔／错仔