信鏡
seon3 geng3xìn jìnginferred
English
- to believe in traditional taboos, or to value ominous signs
- tell someone to trust the mirror's reflection of oneself that one is not really pretty, don't be too confident
粵語 — Cantonese
- 指人信服傳統禁忌、或重視不祥兆頭；類似信邪
- 叫人照下鏡睇下自己其實唔係咁靚，對自己樣貌唔好過份自信
Examples
唔信鏡，無運行
if you don't value ominous signs, you will have no luck.
唔信鏡都信下盤水
If you don't trust the mirror's reflection, you can trust a pot of water.
唔到你唔信鏡，佢有一日無拜神就開工，真係出咗事。
It's not up to you to say traditional taboos are superstition. He once didn't worship the god before starting work, and an accident really happened. ----
好心你信下鏡啦，你咁嘅貓樣邊有人會揾你做model ?
You should believe the mirror; with your looks, who would hire you as a model?
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk