照ziu3妖jiu2鏡geng3

English

1. magic mirror for revealing goblins
2. fig. way of seeing through a conspiracy
3. monster-revealing mirrorunreviewed?
4. Refers to cameras that capture someone when they look the ugliest, associated with pictures of celebrities taken by the paparazziunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 民間神話傳説中，可以反映假扮成人類嘅妖怪嘅真面目嘅鏡。（量詞：塊／面）unreviewed?
2. 指可以捕捉一個人醜態或者失儀嗰陣個樣嘅鏡頭，多數會形容八卦雜誌狗仔隊影嘅明星相unreviewed?

Examples

• unreviewed?

  呢份報紙簡直係照妖鏡，連咁靚嘅女神都畀佢影到噉！

  This newspaper is just like a monster-revealing mirror. Even the most gorgeous goddess will have their ugliest moments captured.

• unreviewed?

  近日公佈嘅歷史檔案，輯錄咗佢當年嘅言論，有如照妖鏡，映襯出如今嘴臉係幾咁不堪。

  The recently publicized historical documents recorded what he said at the time. It was like a monster-revealing mirror, showing how despicable he is now. ----