Usage of the character 燈
dēng
灯
[燈]
- lamp
- light
- lantern
- CL:盞/盏 (zhǎn)
qiándēng
前灯
[前燈]
- headlight
shèdēng
射灯
[射燈]
- spotlight
dēng'é
灯蛾
[燈蛾]
- moth
kāidēng
开灯
[開燈]
- to turn on the light
dēngtái
灯台
[燈臺]
- lampstand
táidēng
台灯
[檯燈]
- desk lamp
- table lamp
xīdēng
熄灯
[熄燈]
- turn out the lights
- lights out
dēnghuì
灯会
[燈會]
- carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance
dēngruǐ
灯蕊
[燈蕊]
- lamp wick
dēngsī
灯丝
[燈絲]
- filament (in a lightbulb)
dēngmí
灯谜
[燈謎]
- riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year)
dēngtóu
灯头
[燈頭]
- electric light socket
- burner (component of a kerosene lamp)
- light (as a countable item, e.g. number of lights fitted in a house)
hóngdēng
红灯
[紅燈]
- red light
diàndēng
电灯
[電燈]
- electric light
- CL:盞/盏 (zhǎn)
dēngguāng
灯光
[燈光]
- (stage) lighting
- light
dēngxīn
灯心
[燈心]
- lampwick
pēndēng
喷灯
[噴燈]
- blowtorch; blowlamp
dēngtiáo
灯条
[燈條]
- LED strip light
dēngjié
灯节
[燈節]
- the Lantern Festival (15th of first month of lunar calendar)
dēngpào
灯泡
[燈泡]
- light bulb
- see also 電燈泡/电灯泡 (diàndēngpào)
- third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang)
- CL:個/个 (gè)
mǎdēng
马灯
[馬燈]
- barn lantern
- kerosene lamp
dēngxīn
灯芯
[燈芯]
- see 燈心/灯心 (dēngxīn)
biāodēng
标灯
[標燈]
- beacon light
- beacon
bìdēng
壁灯
[壁燈]
- wall lamp
- bracket light
- CL:盞/盏 (zhǎn)
dēnglóng
灯笼
[燈籠]
- lantern
dàdēng
大灯
[大燈]
- headlight
tídēng
提灯
[提燈]
- a portable lamp
dēngzhào
灯罩
[燈罩]
- cover of lamp
- lampshade
- glass cover of oil lamp
dēngdài
灯带
[燈帶]
- LED strip light
dēngzhù
灯柱
[燈柱]
- lamppost
dēnghuǒ
灯火
[燈火]
- lights
huádēng
华灯
[華燈]
- decorated lantern; lantern light
qìdēng
汽灯
[汽燈]
- gas lamp
yóudēng
油灯
[油燈]
- oil lamp
dēngzhǎn
灯盏
[燈盞]
- lantern
- uncovered oil lamp
wěidēng
尾灯
[尾燈]
- tail light (on vehicle)
zhuōdēng
桌灯
[桌燈]
- desk lamp
tǒngdēng
筒灯
[筒燈]
- fluorescent tube or light
tiāndēng
天灯
[天燈]
- sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
huādēng
花灯
[花燈]
- colored lantern (used at Lantern Festival 元宵節/元宵节)
dǐngdēng
顶灯
[頂燈]
- dome light (of a taxi etc)
- ceiling light (in a room)
- interior light (of a car)
- light on the top of a mast etc
wùdēng
雾灯
[霧燈]
- fog lights (of a motor vehicle)
hēidēng
黑灯
[黑燈]
- dark; unlit
- a blacklight; an ultraviolet light
lùdēng
路灯
[路燈]
- street lamp
- street light
zhǎngdēng
掌灯
[掌燈]
- to hold a lamp
- to light a lamp
dēnghào
灯号
[燈號]
- flashing light
- indicator light
jiēdēng
街灯
[街燈]
- streetlight
chuándēng
传灯
[傳燈]
- to pass on the light of Buddha
tóudēng
头灯
[頭燈]
- headlight (of a vehicle)
- headlamp; head torch
gǒngdēng
汞灯
[汞燈]
- mercury-vapor lamp
lóngdēng
龙灯
[龍燈]
- dragon lantern
huàndēng
幻灯
[幻燈]
- lantern slides
dēngtǎ
灯塔
[燈塔]
- lighthouse
- CL:座 (zuò)
kuàngdēng
矿灯
[礦燈]
- miner's lamp
- mining light
diǎndēng
点灯
[點燈]
- to light a lamp
bīngdēng
冰灯
[冰燈]
- ice lantern
guǎndēng
管灯
[管燈]
- fluorescent light
dēngguǎn
灯管
[燈管]
- fluorescent light
diàodēng
吊灯
[吊燈]
- hanging lamp
lüdēng
绿灯
[綠燈]
- green light (traffic signal)
- (fig.) permission to proceed
chēdēng
车灯
[車燈]
- vehicle light (headlight, turn indicator etc)
dēngcǎo
灯草
[燈草]
- the spongy, white pulp inside the stem of rush plants, used as a wick for oil lamps
bèngdēng
泵灯
[泵燈]
- lamp
- turn signal
hòudēng
后灯
[後燈]
- taillight
tiǎodēng
挑灯
[挑燈]
- to light a lamp
- to raise a lantern
báichìdēng
白炽灯
[白熾燈]
- incandescent light
yíngguāngdēng
荧光灯
[熒光燈]
- fluorescent lamp
- neon lamp
liànghuángdēng
亮黄灯
[亮黃燈]
- (lit.) to flash the yellow light
- (fig.) to give a warning sign
pǎomǎdēng
跑马灯
[跑馬燈]
- lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節/元宵节 ( Yuánxiāojié)
- chaser lights
- self-scrolling horizontal text display, such as a news ticker
dēnglóngyú
灯笼鱼
[燈籠魚]
- lantern fish
fànguāngdēng
泛光灯
[泛光燈]
- floodlight
shǎnguāngdēng
闪光灯
[閃光燈]
- flash bulb (photography)
huàndēngjī
幻灯机
[幻燈機]
- slide projector
- overhead projector
dēnglóngkù
灯笼裤
[燈籠褲]
- bloomers
- plus fours
- knickerbockers
zhuīguāngdēng
追光灯
[追光燈]
- (theater) spotlight
- followspot
rìguāngdēng
日光灯
[日光燈]
- fluorescent light
chētóudēng
车头灯
[車頭燈]
- (vehicle) headlight
jìnguāngdēng
近光灯
[近光燈]
- low beam (headlights)
húguāngdēng
弧光灯
[弧光燈]
- arc lamp
xīdǐngdēng
吸顶灯
[吸頂燈]
- flush-mounted ceiling lamp (loanword)
yíngguāngdēng
萤光灯
[螢光燈]
- Taiwan variant of 熒光燈/荧光灯 (yíngguāngdēng)
tóuguāngdēng
投光灯
[投光燈]
- floodlight
zhuǎnxiàngdēng
转向灯
[轉向燈]
- vehicle turn indicator light
tànzhàodēng
探照灯
[探照燈]
- searchlight
yuǎnguāngdēng
远光灯
[遠光燈]
- high beam (headlights)
Chūndēngmí
春灯谜
[春燈謎]
- Spring lantern riddles (guessing game at Lantern Festival 元宵節/元宵节, at the end of Spring festival 春節/春节)
dēngxīncǎo
灯心草
[燈心草]
- rush (botany)
- Juncaceae
chuǎnghóngdēng
闯红灯
[闖紅燈]
- to run a red light
- failing to stop at a red traffic light
- (slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating
jiǔjīngdēng
酒精灯
[酒精燈]
- spirit lamp
ānquándēng
安全灯
[安全燈]
- safety lamp
- safelight
qǔdēngr
取灯儿
[取燈兒]
- (dialect) match (for lighting fire)
hóngdēngqū
红灯区
[紅燈區]
- red-light district
shuǐyíndēng
水银灯
[水銀燈]
- mercury-vapor lamp
Dēngtǎshì
灯塔市
[燈塔市]
- Dengta, county-level city in Liaoyang 遼陽/辽阳 ( Liáoyáng), Liaoning
luòdìdēng
落地灯
[落地燈]
- floor lamp
jiāotōngdēng
交通灯
[交通燈]
- traffic light
Zhū Hóngdēng
朱红灯
[朱紅燈]
- Zhu Hongdeng, one of the leaders of the Boxer Rebellion
Běnshēngdēng
本生灯
[本生燈]
- Bunsen burner
huādēngxì
花灯戏
[花燈戲]
- opera for popular in Sichuan and Yunnan
jùguāngdēng
聚光灯
[聚光燈]
- spotlight
Hóngdēngjì
红灯记
[紅燈記]
- The Legend of the Red Lantern
nánguādēng
南瓜灯
[南瓜燈]
- jack-o'-lantern
qiándàdēng
前大灯
[前大燈]
- headlight
bǎoxiǎndēng
保险灯
[保險燈]
- kerosene lamp
Qílù Dēng
歧路灯
[歧路燈]
- Lamp in the Side Street, novel by Qing dynasty writer Li Lüyuan 李綠園/李绿园 ( Lǐ Lüyuán)
- also written 岐路燈/岐路灯 ( Qílù Dēng)
dēngcǎoróng
灯草绒
[燈草絨]
- see 燈芯絨/灯芯绒 (dēngxīnróng)
hángbiāodēng
航标灯
[航標燈]
- lighted buoy
- channel marking light
- signal light
kāilüdēng
开绿灯
[開綠燈]
- to give the green light
- to give the go-ahead
jiénéngdēng
节能灯
[節能燈]
- compact fluorescent lamp (CFL)
níhóngdēng
霓虹灯
[霓虹燈]
- neon lamp (loanword)
huàndēngpiàn
幻灯片
[幻燈片]
- slide (photography, presentation software)
- filmstrip
- transparency
dēnglónghuā
灯笼花
[燈籠花]
- Chinese enkianthus
kǒngmíngdēng
孔明灯
[孔明燈]
- sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
dēngxiàhēi
灯下黑
[燈下黑]
- (lit.) it's dark right under the lamp
- (fig.) people tend to overlook things right under their noses
diàndēngpào
电灯泡
[電燈泡]
- light bulb
- (slang) unwanted third guest
zǒumǎdēng
走马灯
[走馬燈]
- lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節/元宵节 ( Yuánxiāojié)
- (fig.) revolving door; musical chairs (metaphor for people being shuffled around into different jobs)
dēnglóngguǒ
灯笼果
[燈籠果]
- cape gooseberry
- Peruvian ground-cherry
- Physalis peruviana
xìnhàodēng
信号灯
[信號燈]
- signal light
- car indicator
hónglüdēng
红绿灯
[紅綠燈]
- traffic light
- traffic signal
chángmíngdēng
长明灯
[長明燈]
- altar lamp burning day and night
Páidēngjié
排灯节
[排燈節]
- Diwali (Hindu festival)
Rándēngfó
燃灯佛
[燃燈佛]
- Dipamkara Buddha, the former Buddha before Shakyamuni Buddha and the bringer of lights
dēngxīncǎo
灯芯草
[燈芯草]
- see 燈心草/灯心草 (dēngxīncǎo)
dēngxīnróng
灯芯绒
[燈芯絨]
- corduroy (textiles)
qiánzhàodēng
前照灯
[前照燈]
- (vehicle) headlight
tàiyángdēng
太阳灯
[太陽燈]
- sunlamp
shāchēdēng
刹车灯
[剎車燈]
- brake light
hēiguāngdēng
黑光灯
[黑光燈]
- a blacklight; an ultraviolet light
dēnghóngjiǔlü
灯红酒绿
[燈紅酒綠]
- lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking
- debauched and corrupt environment
tiǎodēngbōhuǒ
挑灯拨火
[挑燈撥火]
- to sow discord
- to provoke
huádēngchūshàng
华灯初上
[華燈初上]
- early evening when lanterns are first lit
wànjiādēnghuǒ
万家灯火
[萬家燈火]
- (of a city etc) ablaze with lights
zhāngdēngjiécǎi
张灯结彩
[張燈結彩]
- to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
qiánxìnhàodēng
前信号灯
[前信號燈]
- car front indicator
tiǎodēngyèzhàn
挑灯夜战
[挑燈夜戰]
- to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night
- to burn the midnight oil
dēngtǎshuǐmǔ
灯塔水母
[燈塔水母]
- immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii)
chuīdēngbálà
吹灯拔蜡
[吹燈拔蠟]
- lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
- fig. to die
- to bite the dust
- to be over and done with
hòuxìnhàodēng
后信号灯
[後信號燈]
- car rear indicator
hēidēngxiàhuǒ
黑灯下火
[黑燈下火]
- pitch dark
- also written 黑燈瞎火/黑灯瞎火 (hēidēngxiāhuǒ)
dēnghuǒtōngmíng
灯火通明
[燈火通明]
- brightly lit
hēidēngxiāhuǒ
黑灯瞎火
[黑燈瞎火]
- pitch dark
Wǔdēng Huìyuán
五灯会元
[五燈會元]
- Song Dynasty History of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls
shěngyóudedēng
省油的灯
[省油的燈]
- sb who is easy to deal with
máokēnglǐdiǎndēng
茅坑里点灯
[茅坑裡點燈]
- (slang) (fig.) to court death (derived from 找死 (zhǎosǐ) via its near homophone 照屎 (zhàoshǐ))
wēixiǎnjǐnggàodēng
危险警告灯
[危險警告燈]
- hazard lights
shíyīnglǔsùdēng
石英卤素灯
[石英鹵素燈]
- quartz halogen lamp
Dàhóng Dēnglóng Gāogāo Guà
大红灯笼高高挂
[大紅燈籠高高掛]
- Raise the Red Lantern (1991), movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀/张艺谋 ( Zhāng Yìmóu)
zhǐxǔzhōuguānfànghuǒ,bùxǔbǎixìngdiǎndēng
只许州官放火,不许百姓点灯
[只許州官放火,不許百姓點燈]
- only the official is allowed to light the fire
- Gods may do what cattle may not
- quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi