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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
眼鏡
glasses ; eyeglasses ; spectacles (Classifier : 副 m c )
戴 眼鏡 / 戴 眼镜 ― dài yǎnjìng ― to wear glasses
摘 眼鏡 / 摘 眼镜 ― zhāi yǎnjìng ― to take off one's glasses
除 眼鏡 / 除 眼镜 [Cantonese ] ― ceoi4 ngaan5 geng3-2 ― to take off one's glasses
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
眼鏡 (“eyeglasses”)
Variety
Location
Words
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
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
Sanming (Shaxian)
目鏡
Shaojiang Min
Shaowu
眼鏡
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
眼鏡
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
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
眼鏡 ( megane, gankyō ) : a pair of eyeglasses .
Probably originally a compound of 目 ( me , “ eye ” ) + 金 ( kane , “ metal ” , in reference to the metal used in eyeglass frames ) . The kane changes to gane as an instance of rendaku (連濁 ). The spelling is based on an apparent borrowing from Chinese , see the gankyō reading below.
Appears in texts from the late 1500s.[ 1]
Pronunciation
Noun
眼( め ) 鏡( がね ) • (megane )
glasses , eyeglasses
Derived terms
Derived terms
お眼( め ) 鏡( がね ) ( o-megane , “ ( honorific ) judgement ” )
眼( め ) 鏡( がね ) 絵( え ) ( megane e , “ painting designed to be viewed through a special type of glasses” )
眼( め ) 鏡( がね ) 越( ご ) し ( meganegoshi , “ seeing through glasses ” )
眼( メ ) 鏡( ガネ ) 猿( ザル ) ( meganezaru )
眼( め ) 鏡( がね ) 違( ちが ) い ( megane chigai , “ misjudgement ” )
眼( め ) 鏡( がね ) 橋( ばし ) ( meganebashi )
眼( メ ) 鏡( ガネ ) 蛇( ヘビ ) ( megane hebi )
雪( ゆき ) 眼( め ) 鏡( がね ) ( yuki megane , “ snow goggles ” )
色( いろ ) 眼( め ) 鏡( がね ) ( iro megane )
蟹( かに ) 眼( め ) 鏡( がね ) ( kani megane , “ a kind of binocular for use on a cannon ” )
絡( から ) 繰( く ) り眼( め ) 鏡( がね ) ( karakuri megane , “ peep show ” )
黒( くろ ) 眼( め ) 鏡( がね ) ( kuro megane )
水( すい ) 中( ちゅう ) 眼( め ) 鏡( がね ) ( suichū megane , “ hydroscope , water glass , swimming goggles ” )
伊( だ ) 達( て ) 眼( め ) 鏡( がね ) ( date megane )
塵( ちり ) 除( よ ) け眼( め ) 鏡( がね ) ( chiriyoke megane , “ protection glasses” )
遠( とお ) 眼( め ) 鏡( がね ) ( tōmegane )
錦( にしき ) 眼( め ) 鏡( がね ) ( nishiki megane , “ kaleidoscope ” )
覗( のぞ ) き眼( め ) 鏡( がね ) ( nozoki megane , “ peep show ; water glass” )
箱( はこ ) 眼( め ) 鏡( がね ) ( hako megane , “ water glass ” )
鼻( はな ) 眼( め ) 鏡( がね ) ( hana megane , “ pince-nez ” )
百( ひゃく ) 色( いろ ) 眼( め ) 鏡( がね ) ( hyakuiro megane , “ kaleidoscope ” )
百( ひゃく ) 眼( め ) 鏡( がね ) ( hyaku megane , “ kaleidoscope ” )
股( また ) 眼( め ) 鏡( がね ) ( mata megane , “ looking through or between one's legs ” )
水( みず ) 眼( め ) 鏡( がね ) ( mizu megane , “ swimming goggles ” )
虫( むし ) 眼( め ) 鏡( がね ) ( mushi megane )
ロイド眼( め ) 鏡( がね ) ( roido megane , “ thick round celluloid glasses” )
Idioms
Descendants
Etymology 2
/ɡankjau/ → /ɡankjɔː/ → /ɡankjoː/
Probably a borrowing from written Chinese 眼鏡 / 眼镜 ( yǎnjìng ) . Eyeglasses are first mentioned in Chinese in the 1400s as 靉靆 / 叆叇 ( aidai? ) , a transcription of an Arabic term. By the late Ming dynasty , eyeglasses appear in writing as 靉靆即眼鏡 / 叆叇即眼镜 ( “ aidai , i.e. eye -lenses ” ) , using the compound term 眼鏡 / 眼镜 ( yǎnjìng , literally “ eye + lens ” ) . Compare modern Min Nan reading gán-kiàⁿ .
This reading appears in texts from the 1920s.[ 1]
Pronunciation
Noun
眼( がん ) 鏡( きょう ) • (gankyō ) ←がんきやう ( gankyau ) ?
( military , possibly archaic ) glasses , eyeglasses
Usage notes
This reading was mostly used by the military.[ 1] The standalone term gankyō may be somewhat archaic now.
Note that there are compounds that end in 眼鏡 ( gankyō ) that appear to be derived from this term. However, Japanese sources parse these as deriving from other terms ending in 眼 ( gan , “ eye ” ) that are then suffixed with 鏡 ( kyō , “ lens ” ) .
See also
Terms that appear to be derived from 眼鏡 ( gankyō ) but that are not actually derivations
References
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988 ) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition) ] (in Japanese), Tōkyō : Shogakukan , →ISBN
↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ), 大辞林 [Daijirin ] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo : Sanseidō , →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute , editor (1998 ), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary ] (in Japanese), Tokyo : NHK Publishing, Inc. , →ISBN
Korean
Noun
眼鏡 • (an'gyeong ) (hangeul 안경 )
hanja form? of 안경 ( “ glasses , spectacles ” )
Okinawan
Etymology 1
Cognate with mainland Japanese 眼鏡 ( gankyō ) , ultimately deriving from written Chinese 眼鏡 / 眼镜 ( yǎnjìng ) . Eyeglasses are first mentioned in Chinese in the 1400s as 靉靆 / 叆叇 ( aidai? ) , a transcription of an Arabic term. By the late Ming dynasty , eyeglasses appear in writing as 靉靆即眼鏡 / 叆叇即眼镜 ( “ aidai , i.e. eye -lenses ” ) , using the compound term 眼鏡 / 眼镜 ( yǎnjìng , literally “ eye + lens ” ) . Compare modern Min Nan reading gán-kiàⁿ .
Pronunciation
Noun
眼鏡( がんちょー ) (ganchō )
eyeglasses
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Compound of 眼 ( mī , “ eye ” , also spelled 目 when used in isolation ) + 鏡 ( kagan , “ mirror , lens ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
眼鏡( みーかがん ) (mīkagan )
eyeglasses
Derived terms
References
“がんちょー【眼鏡】 ” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary , 2019.
“みーかがん【眼鏡】 ” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary , 2019.