dēng

lantern, lamp

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

紅綠 hóng lǜ dēng traffic light; traffic signal
lǜ dēng green light
聚光 jù guāng dēng spotlight
航標 háng biāo dēng lighted buoy; channel marking light; signal light
huā dēng colored lantern (used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节)
戲 huā dēng xì opera for popular in Sichuan and Yunnan
huá dēng light; decorated lantern
初上 huá dēng chū shàng early evening when lanterns are first lit
萬家火 wàn jiā dēng huǒ (of a city etc) ablaze with lights
落地 luò dì dēng floor lamp
螢光 yíng guāng dēng Taiwan variant of 熒光燈|荧光灯[ying2 guang1 deng1]
jiē dēng streetlight
走馬 zǒu mǎ dēng lantern with carousel of paper horses, rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节; fig. constant busy circulation of people
lù dēng street lamp; street light
車頭 chē tóu dēng (vehicle) headlight
轉向 zhuǎn xiàng dēng vehicle turn indicator light
近光 jìn guāng dēng low beam (headlights)
追光 zhuī guāng dēng (theater) spotlight; followspot
遠光 yuǎn guāng dēng high beam (headlights)
酒精 jiǔ jīng dēng spirit lamp
長明 cháng míng dēng altar lamp burning day and night
閃光 shǎn guāng dēng flash bulb (photography)
kāi dēng to turn on the light
開綠 kāi lǜ dēng to give the green light; to give the go-ahead
闖紅 chuǎng hóng dēng to run a red light; failing to stop at a red traffic light; (slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating