华灯初上
Traditional form:
華燈初上
Pinyin (reading):
huádēngchūshàng
Definitions:
- early evening when lanterns are first lit
Characters:
- 华 - flowery; illustrious; Chinese
- 灯 - lamp, lantern, light
- 初 - beginning, initial, primary
- 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
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