dēng

lantern, lamp

DEFINITIONS

  • lantern, lamp
  • lamp
  • light
  • lantern
  • CL:盞|盏[zhan3]

WORDS

籠魚 dēng lóng yú lantern fish
紅酒綠 dēng hóng jiǔ lǜ lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking; debauched and corrupt environment
絲 dēng sī filament (in a lightbulb)
罩 dēng zhào cover of lamp; lampshade; glass cover of oil lamp
臺 dēng tái lampstand
芯 dēng xīn see 燈心|灯心[deng1 xin1]
芯絨 dēng xīn róng corduroy (textiles)
芯草 dēng xīn cǎo see 燈心草|灯心草[deng1 xin1 cao3]
草 dēng cǎo the spongy, white pulp inside the stem of rush plants, used as a wick for oil lamps
草絨 dēng cǎo róng see 燈芯絨|灯芯绒[deng1 xin1 rong2]
蕊 dēng ruǐ lamp wick
號 dēng hào flashing light; indicator light
蛾 dēng é moth
謎 dēng mí riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year)
頭 dēng tóu electric light socket; burner (component of a kerosene lamp); light (as a countable item, e.g. number of lights fitted in a house)
白熾 bái chì dēng incandescent light
省油的 shěng yóu de dēng sb who is easy to deal with
石英鹵素 shí yīng lǔ sù dēng quartz halogen lamp
kuàng dēng miner's lamp; mine light
tǒng dēng fluorescent tube or light
guǎn dēng fluorescent light
節能 jié néng dēng compact fluorescent lamp (CFL)
hóng dēng red light
區 hóng dēng qū red-light district
記 hóng dēng jì The Legend of the Red Lantern