龜鑒

See also: 龟鉴, 龜鑑, and 亀鑑

Chinese

		tortoise; turtle	example; mirror; to view example; mirror; to view; reflection; to reflect; to inspect; to warn; (ancient bronze mirror)
trad. (龜鑒/龜鑑)		龜	鑒/鑑
simp. (龟鉴)		龟	鉴

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guījiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guījiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gueijiàn
    • Wade–Giles: kuei¹-chien⁴
    • Yale: gwēi-jyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueijiann
    • Palladius: гуйцзянь (gujczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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Noun

龜鑒

1. (figurative) warning; self-criticism; object lesson

Synonyms

• 龜鏡／龟镜 (guījìng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (龜鑒):

• → Japanese: 亀(き)鑑(かん) (kikan)
• → Korean: 귀감(龜鑑) (gwigam)