Golden mirror

Japanese: 金鏡 - きんきょう

[noun] ① A mirror decorated with gold. ※Complete Works of Huangyuan (1844), vol. 1, The Mid-Autumn Eclipse of the Year of the Rat: "At first I doubted _the _{two golden} mirrors hanging in the Wei Palace, but I was sad to see _{the two} jade rings breaking _apart " (Jin Shu - Helianbo Bo Zai Ji) ② Another name for the moon. ※Sugawa Bunso (ca. 900), vol. 1, Viewing the Plum Blossoms in the Moonlit Night: " _{How lovely} the golden mirror turns, and the jade room in the garden smells fragrant" (Li Hua - Poem of a Bright Moon Born on the Sea) ③ Excellent morals. A clear path. ※Collection of Spirits - vol. 4 (ca. 835), Sui Dan and others write: "The jade candle is in harmony, and the golden mirror shines brightly" (Liu Jun - Guangjeo Lun)

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 金で飾った鏡。※篁園全集（1844）一・己卯中秋月蝕「初疑魏殿懸_二金鏡_一、忽惜斉椎砕_二玉環_一」〔晉書‐赫連勃勃載記〕② 月の異称。※菅家文草（900頃）一・月夜見梅花「可_レ憐金鏡転、庭上玉房馨」〔李華‐海上生明月詩〕③ すぐれた道徳。明らかな道。※性霊集‐四（835頃）進悉曇等書表「玉燭調和、金鏡照耀」〔劉峻‐広絶交論〕

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