燈 (dang1 | deng1) : light, lamp

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燈

dang1

deng1

[1] light; lamp; lantern; burner
[2] tube; valve

(Classifier(s): 盞)

Stroke count: 16

Level: 2

Radical: 火 (#86)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

燈 / 灯

Don't confuse with:
證橙

This word has been viewed 14977 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Aug 2009 10:24

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燈塔 dang1 taap3 deng1 ta3 = lighthouse

電燈 din6 dang1 dian4 deng1 = electric light; electric lamp

着燈 zoek6 dang1 zhao2 deng1 = turn on the lights

開燈 hoi1 dang1 = to turn on the lights

熄燈 sik1 dang1 xi1 deng1 (PRC), xi2 deng1 (Taiwan) = to turn off the lights

關燈 gwaan1 dang1 guan1 deng1 = to turn off the lights

吊燈 diu3 dang1 diao4 deng1 = hanging lantern

燈油 dang1 jau4 deng1 you2 = lamp oil; kerosene; paraffin oil

熱燈 jit6 dang1 re4 deng1 = a heat lamp

天燈 tin1 dang1 tian1 deng1 = sky lantern
See all 97 compounds (CantoDict reports 103 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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一盞好光嘅街燈﹐照住黑暗嘅角落。粵
A really bright streetlight is illuminating a dark corner.

有一盞街燈喺雪地上面粵
There's a streetlight on the snowy ground.

我幾個月前見到有一盞又好光又非常之高嘅街燈喺草地上面粵
I saw a bright and really tall streetlight on the grass a few months ago.
[Lit. I several months before see-arrive have one [counter] and bright and very tall [possessive particle] streetlight located grass-floor on.]

結賬嗰陣時，計埋啲租金保險燈油火臘，七除八扣，唔賺得幾多咋粵
When working out the accounts, considering the rental, insurance, utility bills, and other deductibles, there won't be much profit to be made.

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Decimal representation of this word: 燈
Unicode code for this character: U+71c8 (off-site link)

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