西洋鏡

Simplified: 西洋镜

xīyángjìng ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ

    • peep show

      old

    • hanky-panky

      fig.

    • trickery

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Other words read xīyángjìng

xiyangjing with other tones

Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Widely known

Literally
Western peep-show lens
Meaning
A variant of 西洋景. It refers to a trick or sham meant to deceive. It often appears as 拆穿西洋镜, 'to expose the trick'.

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