目鏡

See also: 目镜

Chinese

Etymology 1

		eye	mirror; lens
trad. (目鏡)		目	鏡
simp. (目镜)		目	镜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mùjìng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): muk⁶ geng³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bo̍k-kiàⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mùjìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mùjìng
  - Wade–Giles: mu⁴-ching⁴
  - Yale: mù-jìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhjinq
  - Palladius: муцзин (muczin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: muk⁶ geng³
  - Yale: muhk geng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: muk⁹ geng³
  - Guangdong Romanization: mug⁶ géng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mʊk̚² kɛːŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-kiàⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: bo̍k-kiànn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bogkviax
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² kiã²¹/

Noun

目鏡

eyepiece [from 19th c.]

Synonyms

接目鏡／接目镜

Etymology 2

		eye	mirror; lens
trad. (目鏡)		目	鏡
simp. (目镜)		目	镜

Pronunciation

Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): muk-kiang

(Hailu, HRS): mug giang^ˇ

(Meixian, Guangdong): mug⁵ giang⁴
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): mah⁷ gia⁴ / mah⁷ giaⁿ⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ba̍k-kiàⁿ / ba̍t-kiàⁿ

(Teochew, Peng'im): mag⁸ gian³

(Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): mag⁸ gia³

Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: muk-kiang
  - Hakka Romanization System: mug^ˋ giang
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mug⁵ giang⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /muk̚² ki̯aŋ⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: mug giang^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /muk⁵⁻² kiaŋ¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: mug⁵ giang⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /mʊk̚¹ kiaŋ⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: mah⁷ gia⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maʔ⁴ kia⁴²/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: mah⁷ giaⁿ⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maʔ²⁴ kĩã⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese, Philippines, Penang, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ba̍k-kiàⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: ba̍k-kiànn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bagkviax
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /bak̚²⁴⁻² kiã⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Kaohsiung): /bak̚⁴⁻³² kiã²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kiã²¹/
  - IPA (Singapore): /bak̚⁴³⁻²¹ kiã²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bak̚⁴⁻³² kiã¹¹/
  - IPA (Penang): /bak̚⁴⁻³ kiã²¹/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ba̍t-kiàⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: ba̍t-kiànn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: badkviax
  - IPA (Penang): /bat̚⁴⁻³ kiã²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: mag⁸ gian³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ma̍k kiàⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mak̚⁴⁻² kĩã²¹³/
- (Leizhou)
  - Leizhou Pinyin: mag⁸ gia³
  - Sinological IPA: /mak̚² kia²¹/

Noun

目鏡

(Hakka, Southern Min, Puxian Min) glasses (Classifier: 支 mn)
掛目鏡／挂目镜 [Taiwanese Hokkien] ― kòa ba̍k-kiàⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to wear glasses
- 1928, 《僥倖錢開食了上》‎^[1], Taipei: 榮文社活版所:
  
  汝買目鏡無路用　掛着目周看未明 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  汝买目镜无路用　挂着目周看未明 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  lí bé ba̍k-kiàⁿ bô-lō͘-ēng, kòa-tio̍h ba̍k-chiu khòaⁿ bē bêng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  It is useless for you to buy glasses; [even if you] wear them, your eyes won't see clearly

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 眼鏡 (“eyeglasses”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		靉靆, 眼鏡
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		眼鏡
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	眼鏡兒, 眼鏡子
	Taiwan	眼鏡
	Chengde	眼鏡兒
	Chifeng	眼鏡兒, 鏡子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	眼鏡
	Heihe	眼鏡兒
	Qiqihar	眼鏡, 鏡子
	Harbin	眼鏡兒, 鏡子
	Jiamusi	眼鏡兒, 鏡子
	Baicheng	眼鏡兒
	Changchun	眼鏡兒
	Tonghua	眼鏡兒
	Shenyang	眼鏡兒, 鏡子
	Jinzhou	眼鏡兒, 鏡子
	Malaysia	眼鏡
	Singapore	眼鏡
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	眼鏡兒
	Tangshan	眼鏡兒, 眼鏡子
	Cangzhou	眼鏡兒
	Baoding	眼鏡兒
	Shijiazhuang	眼鏡兒
	Lijin	眼鏡, 鏡子
	Jinan	眼鏡子, 鏡子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	眼鏡兒
	Dandong	眼鏡兒
	Yantai	眼鏡
	Yantai (Muping)	眼鏡
	Qingdao	眼鏡
	Zhucheng	眼鏡
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	眼鏡兒, 二餅兒 derogatory
	Lingbao	眼鏡
	Jining	眼鏡
	Wanrong	眼鏡, 鏡子 dated, 二柄子 derogatory
	Linfen	眼鏡兒
	Shangqiu	眼鏡兒
	Yuanyang	眼鏡
	Zhengzhou	眼鏡
	Xinyang	眼鏡兒
	Baihe	眼鏡, 眼鏡子
	Xi'an	眼鏡, 眼鏡兒
	Baoji	眼鏡
	Tianshui	眼鏡
	Xining	眼鏡兒, 眼鏡子, 眼鏡兒子
	Xuzhou	眼鏡, 二餅 humorous
	Fuyang	眼鏡, 鏡子
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	眼鏡子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	眼鏡, 眼鏡兒
	Lanzhou	眼鏡兒, 眼鏡子, 鏡子, 二軲轆 humorous
	Dunhuang	眼鏡子
	Hami	眼鏡
	Ürümqi	眼鏡子, 鏡子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	眼鏡兒, 眼鏡
	Nanchong	眼鏡兒
	Dazhou	眼鏡兒, 鏡子
	Hanyuan	眼鏡, 眼鏡子
	Xichang	眼鏡
	Zigong	眼鏡兒
	Chongqing	眼鏡兒
	Wuhan	眼鏡, 鏡子 dated, 玻璃 humorous
	Yichang	眼鏡
	Xiangyang	眼鏡, 鏡子
	Tianmen	眼鏡
	Guiyang	眼鏡
	Zunyi	眼鏡
	Bijie	眼鏡
	Liping	眼鏡
	Zhaotong	眼鏡
	Dali	眼鏡
	Kunming	眼鏡
	Mengzi	眼鏡
	Guilin	眼鏡
	Liuzhou	眼鏡
	Jishou	眼鏡
	Changde	眼鏡
	Hanzhong	眼鏡子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	眼鏡, 二餅 humorous
	Yangzhou	眼鏡子
	Lianyungang	眼鏡
	Lianshui	眼鏡子
	Nantong	眼鏡
	Anqing	眼鏡, 眼睛罩 dated
	Wuhu	眼鏡子
	Hefei	眼鏡子
	Huanggang	眼鏡兒
	Hong'an	眼鏡, 鏡子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	眼鏡, 眼枷
	Hong Kong	眼鏡
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	眼鏡
	Macau	眼鏡
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	眼鏡
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	眼鏡
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	眼鏡
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	眼鏡
	Foshan	眼鏡
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	眼鏡
	Foshan (Shunde)	眼鏡
	Foshan (Sanshui)	眼鏡
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	眼鏡
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	眼鏡
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	眼鏡
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	眼鏡
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	眼鏡
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	眼鏡
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	眼鏡
	Taishan	眼鏡
	Kaiping (Chikan)	眼鏡
	Enping (Niujiang)	眼鏡
	Heshan (Yayao)	眼鏡
	Dongguan	眼鏡, 二文錢 dated
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	眼鏡
	Qingyuan	眼鏡
	Fogang	眼鏡
	Yingde (Hanguang)	眼鏡
	Yangshan	眼鏡
	Lianshan (Butian)	眼鏡
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	眼鏡
	Shaoguan	眼鏡
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	眼鏡
	Renhua	眼鏡
	Lechang	眼鏡
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	眼鏡
	Sihui	眼鏡
	Guangning	眼鏡
	Deqing	眼鏡
	Huaiji	眼鏡
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	眼鏡
	Yunfu	眼鏡
	Xinxing	眼鏡
	Luoding	眼鏡
	Yunan (Pingtai)	眼鏡
	Xinyi	眼鏡
	Lianjiang	眼鏡
	Nanning	眼鏡
	Wuzhou	眼鏡
	Yulin	眼鏡
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	眼鏡
	Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	眼鏡
	Singapore (Guangfu)	眼鏡
Gan	Nanchang	眼鏡子
	Lichuan	眼鏡
	Pingxiang	眼鏡
Hakka	Meixian	目鏡, 眼鏡
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	眼鏡
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	眼鏡
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	眼鏡
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	眼鏡
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	眼鏡
	Wuhua (Changbu)	眼鏡
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	眼鏡
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	眼鏡
	Jiexi	目鏡
	Luhe	目鏡
	Changting	眼鏡
	Longyan (Yongding)	眼鏡
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	目鏡, 眼鏡
	Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)	眼鏡
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	目鏡
	Wuping (Zhongshan)	目鏡
	Liancheng (Peitian)	眼鏡
	Liancheng (Zhongbao)	眼鏡
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	目鏡
	Yudu	眼鏡
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	目鏡
	Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian)	目鏡
	Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian)	目鏡
	Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian)	目鏡
	Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian)	目鏡
	Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian)	目鏡
	Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian)	目鏡
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	目鏡
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	目鏡
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	眼鏡
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	目鏡
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	眼枷仔
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	眼枷仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	目鏡
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	目鏡
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	目鏡
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	目鏡
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	目鏡
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	眼鏡
	Sabah (Longchuan)	眼鏡
	Kuching (Hepo)	目鏡
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	目鏡
	Singkawang	目鏡
	Bangkok (Meixian)	眼鏡
	Bangkok (Fengshun)	目鏡
Huizhou	Jixi	眼鏡
Huizhou	Shexian	眼鏡
Jin	Taiyuan	眼鏡
	Yangyuan	眼鏡兒, 鏡子
	Datong	眼鏡兒
	Xinzhou	眼鏡, 二餅子 derogatory
	Lüliang (Lishi)	眼鏡兒
	Changzhi	眼鏡兒
	Linhe	眼鏡
	Jining	眼鏡兒
	Hohhot	眼鏡
	Erenhot	眼鏡兒
	Pingshan	眼鏡子, 鏡子
	Zhangjiakou	眼鏡兒, 鏡子
	Handan	眼鏡
	Linzhou	眼鏡
	Suide	眼鏡
Northern Min	Jian'ou	眼鏡
	Songxi	眼鏡
	Jianyang	眼鏡
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	眼鏡
	Fuqing	眼鏡
	Gutian	眼鏡
	Ningde	眼鏡
	Zhouning	眼鏡
	Fuding	眼鏡
	Youxi	眼鏡
	Matsu	眼鏡
Southern Min	Xiamen	目鏡
	Quanzhou	目鏡
	Jinjiang	目鏡
	Yongchun	目鏡
	Zhangzhou	目鏡
	Zhao'an	目鏡
	Taipei	目鏡
	Taipei (Wanhua)	目鏡
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	目鏡
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	目鏡
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	目鏡
	Kaohsiung	目鏡
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	目鏡
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	目鏡
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	目鏡
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	目鏡
	Yilan	目鏡
	Yilan (Luodong)	目鏡
	Yilan (Toucheng)	目鏡
	Changhua (Lukang)	目鏡
	Taichung	目鏡
	Taichung (Wuqi)	目鏡
	Tainan	目鏡
	Tainan (Anping)	目鏡
	Taitung	目鏡
	Hsinchu	目鏡
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	目鏡
	Penghu (Magong)	目鏡
	Penghu (Xiyu)	目鏡
	Penang (Hokkien)	目鏡
	Singapore (Hokkien)	目鏡
	Manila (Hokkien)	目鏡
	Longyan	目鏡
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	目鏡
	Datian	眼鏡
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	眼鏡
	Chaozhou	目鏡
	Shantou	目鏡
	Shantou (Chenghai)	目鏡
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	目鏡
	Jieyang	目鏡
	Haifeng	目鏡
	Phnom Penh (Teochew)	目鏡
	Singapore (Teochew)	目鏡
	Leizhou	目鏡
	Wenchang	目鏡
	Haikou	目鏡
Puxian Min	Putian	目鏡
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	目鏡
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	目鏡
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	目鏡
	Xianyou	目鏡
	Xianyou (Fengting)	目鏡
	Xianyou (Youyang)	目鏡
Central Min	Yong'an	眼鏡, 目鏡
Central Min	Sanming (Shaxian)	目鏡
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	眼鏡
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	眼鏡
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	目鏡
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	眼鏡, 眼枷
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	眼鏡子
Waxiang	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	眼鏡
Wu	Shanghai	眼鏡, 托力克
	Shanghai (Chongming)	眼鏡
	Suzhou	眼鏡
	Danyang	眼鏡子
	Hangzhou	眼鏡兒
	Ningbo	蔡眼
	Wenzhou	眼鏡, 眼視鏡
	Jinhua	眼鏡
Xiang	Changsha	眼鏡
	Loudi	眼鏡
	Quanzhou	眼鏡
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	眼鏡

Derived terms

References

“Entry #2024”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.
莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “目镜”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 379.