Meaning of 西洋镜
西洋镜 means peep show; raree show; trick; deception; illusion. Pronounced xī yáng jìng.
- peep show; raree show
- trick; deception; illusion
Definitions & Examples
Jiù旧
shí时
de的
miào庙
huì会
shàng上
cháng常
yǒu有
lā拉
xī西
yáng洋
jìng镜
de的
yì艺
rén人
。
At temple fairs in olden times, there were often performers pulling the raree show.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
huā花
jǐ几
fēn分
qián钱
kàn看
yī一
cì次
xī西
yáng洋
jìng镜
，
jué觉
de得
shí十
fēn分
xīn新
qí奇
。
The children would spend a few cents to watch the peep show once, finding it extremely novel.
Nà那
gè个
mù木
xiāng箱
zi子
jiù就
shì是
suǒ所
wèi谓
de的
xī西
yáng洋
jìng镜
。
That wooden box is the so-called raree show.