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明镜
明鏡
míngjìng
1. mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat -- such as a lake -- or sth that provides clarity and insight)

Character Breakdown

明
míng
bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
HSK 1 8 丶
镜
jìng
mirror, glass; lens, glasses
HSK 4 16 丶

Compound Words (1)

明镜高悬
míngjìnggāoxuán
perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom)

Alternate Entries

明镜
Míngjìng
Der Spiegel

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