粵

倒dou2影jing2

dou2 jing2dào yǐng

English

  1. inverted image
  2. reversed image (e.g. upside down)
  3. reflection; inverted reflection in water

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 水面反射出嚟嘅影像(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 水窪裡可以看見倒影。

    Reflections could be seen in the puddles.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 我的貓兒一臉迷惘地盯著自己在水中的倒影。

    My cat peers bemusedly at her reflection in the water.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 「牀前明月光」嘅意思其實係井入面月光嘅倒影。

    The famous line of poetry "牀前明月光", literally means "moonlight shines on the bed", actually means "the reflection of the moon from the well".

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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