油光可鉴 — “Sleek and lustrous”
油光可鉴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Sleek and lustrous”. So shiny and smooth that it reflects light like a mirror, often describing well-groomed hair, polished surfaces, or healthy skin. Literally, “oil-slicked and mirror-like”.
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油光可鉴 Pronunciation and Pinyin
油光可鉴 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 油光可鉴
他用发蜡把头发梳得油光可鉴，一丝不乱，显得十分精神。
He combed his hair so sleek and shiny with hair gel that not a single strand was out of place, making him look very energetic.
Idioms Related to 油光可鉴
More idioms starting with 油
- yóu油guāng光jīng晶liàng亮smooth, glossy, and radiant
- yóu油guāng光shuǐ水huá滑Sleek, glossy, or slick and evasive
- yóu油zuǐ嘴yóu油shé舌glib and slick in speech
- yóu油zuǐ嘴huá滑shé舌smooth-tongued and glib
- yóu油zuǐ嘴gǒu狗shé舌glib, insincere, and vulgar talk
- yóu油zuǐ嘴huā花chún唇glib-tongued and insincere
- yóu油bì壁xiāng香chē车an elegant carriage for women
- yóu油tóu头guāng光gùn棍a slick-haired dissolute bachelor
- yóu油tóu头huá滑nǎo脑slick, glib, and cunning
- yóu油tóu头huá滑liǎn脸slick, cunning, and glib
- yóu油tóu头huá滑miàn面slick, cunning, and untrustworthy
- yóu油tóu头fěn粉miàn面sleek hair and powdered face
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What does 油光可鉴 mean?
油光可鉴 (yóu guāng kě jiàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Sleek and lustrous”.
How do you pronounce 油光可鉴?
油光可鉴 is pronounced yóu guāng kě jiàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 油光可鉴 literally mean?
Literally, 油光可鉴 means “oil-slicked and mirror-like”. It is used to mean “Sleek and lustrous”.
What is the Chinese definition of 油光可鉴?
形容非常光亮润泽。