油光可鉴

Traditional: 油光可鑒

yóu guāng kě jiàn

Dictionary entry

lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom)

What does 油光可鉴 mean?

油光可鉴 (yóu guāng kě jiàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom)

2lustrous

Character breakdown

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油yóuoil · fat 光guānglight; ray (CL:道[dao4]) · bright; shiny 可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able · to approve; to permit 鉴jiànvariant of 鑑|鉴[jian4]

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油光可鉴

yóu guāng kě jiàn

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