# 鏡仔
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): geng$^3$ zai$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): kiang-é
    (Meixian, Guangdong): giang$^4$ ê$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): gia̿ng-ciě
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: geng$^3$ zai$^2$
*** Yale: geng jái
*** Cantonese Pinyin: geng$^3$ dzai$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: géng$^3$ zei$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɛːŋ³³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiang-é
*** Hakka Romanization System: giang e$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: giang$^4$ e$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /ki̯aŋ⁵⁵ e³¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: giang$^4$ ê$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /kiaŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋe³¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gia̿ng-ciě
*** Sinological IPA : /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:
       jap$^6$ min$^6$ ceoi$^4$ zo$^2$ cong$^4$ pou$^1$ zam$^2$ tau$^4$, zung$^6$ jau$^5$ din$^6$ si$^6$ gei$^1$, sau$^1$ jam$^1$ gei$^1$, din$^6$ jyun$^4$ caap$^3$ tau$^{4-2}$, zung$^6$ jau$^5$ faai$^3$ geng$^3$ zai$^2$ tim$^1$! [Jyutping]
       (please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (Hakka) mirror (of any size)

##### Synonyms

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

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): geng$^3$ zai$^2$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: geng$^3$ zai$^2$
*** Yale: geng jái
*** Cantonese Pinyin: geng$^3$ dzai$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: géng$^3$ zei$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /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:
       jyu$^4$ gwo$^2$ nei$^5$ dik$^1$ naam$^4$ jau$^5$ gan$^1$ nei$^5$ gaau$^1$ wong$^5$ liu$^5$ han$^2$ gau$^2$ waan$^4$ si$^6$ bat$^1$ zi$^1$ dou$^3$ nei$^5$ zeoi$^3$ hei$^2$ fun$^1$ dik$^1$ “geng$^3$ zai$^2$”, jyu$^5$ kei$^4$ gan$^1$ taa$^1$ faat$^3$ pei$^4$ hei$^3$, bat$^1$ jyu$^4$ gwaan$^1$ sam$^1$ jat$^1$ haa$^5$ taa$^1$ si$^6$ fau$^2$ gung$^1$ zok$^3$ taai$^3$ mong$^4$ waak$^6$ si$^6$ san$^1$ tai$^2$ bat$^1$ syu$^1$ fuk$^6$ jau$^5$ “nou$^5$ mou$^6$”, kap$^1$ taa$^1$ on$^1$ paai$^4$ hek$^3$ jat$^1$ dim$^2$ sik$^1$ dong$^3$ dik$^1$ bou$^2$ ban$^2$, sung$^3$ taa$^1$ jat$^1$ zoeng$^1$ poster tip$^3$ zoi$^6$ gung$^1$ si$^1$ dik$^1$ coek$^3$ min$^{6-2}$ soeng$^6$. [Jyutping]
       (please add an English translation of this quotation)

##### Related terms

* 鏡粉／镜粉 (jìngfěn)
* 錯仔／错仔