電燈 (din6 dang1 | dian4 deng1) : electric light; electric lamp

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電燈

din6 dang1

dian4 deng1

electric light; electric lamp

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 933,000

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

電燈 / 电灯

This word has been viewed 1949 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 21st Jul 2004 21:49 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

電 din6 - lightning; electricity
燈 dang1 - light, lamp

8 compounds containing this word:

電燈杉 - a telephone pole; a lamp post
省電燈泡 - energy saving light bulb
電燈杉掛老鼠箱 - a couple with great height difference
慳電燈膽 - energy efficient light bulbs; energy-saving light bulbs
電燈膽 - lightbulb; unwelcome person
香港電燈有限公司 - Hong Kong Electric Co. Ltd.
香港電燈集團有限公司 - Hong Kong Electric Holdings Ltd.
Common Formations:
裝電燈 - [v] to install electric lights

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *

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Decimal representation of this word: 電燈

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*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate ***

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *