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安全燈 安全灯 [an1 quan2 deng1] /safety lamp/safelight/ 7107 1
白熾燈 白炽灯 [[bai2chi4deng1]] /incandescent lamp/ 44 2
保險燈 保险灯 [bao3 xian3 deng1] /kerosene lamp/ 2222 1
本生燈 本生灯 [Ben3 sheng1 deng1] /Bunsen burner/ 4949 1
泵燈 泵灯 [beng4 deng1] /lamp/turn signal/ 5087 1
壁燈 壁灯 [bi4 deng1] /wall lamp/bracket light/CL:盞|盏[zhan3]/ 6370 1
標燈 标灯 [biao1 deng1] /beacon light/beacon/ 7107 1
冰燈 冰灯 [bing1 deng1] /ice lantern/ 6565 1
補光燈 补光灯 [[bu3guang1deng1]] /fill light/ 234 2
長明燈 长明灯 [chang2 ming2 deng1] /altar lamp burning day and night/ 7107 1
車燈 车灯 [che1 deng1] /vehicle light (headlight, turn indicator etc)/ 1926 1
車頭燈 车头灯 [che1 tou2 deng1] /(vehicle) headlight/ 3078 1
傳燈 传灯 [chuan2 deng1] /to pass on the light of Buddha/ 6841 1
闖紅燈 闯红灯 [chuang3 hong2 deng1] /to run a red light/failing to stop at a red traffic light/(slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating/ 4546 1
吹燈拔蠟 吹灯拔蜡 [chui1 deng1 ba2 la4] /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/ 4615 1
春燈謎 春灯谜 [Chun1 deng1 mi2] /Spring lantern riddles (guessing game at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节, at the end of Spring festival 春節|春节)/ 3822 1
大燈 大灯 [da4 deng1] /headlight/ 5166 1
大紅燈籠高高掛 大红灯笼高高挂 [Da4 hong2 Deng1 long2 Gao1 gao1 Gua4] /Raise the Red Lantern (1991), movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋[Zhang1 Yi4 mou2]/ 4811 1
[deng1] /lamp/light/lantern/CL:盞|盏[zhan3]/ 6602 1
燈草 灯草 [deng1 cao3] /the spongy, white pulp inside the stem of rush plants, used as a wick for oil lamps/ 5157 1
燈草絨 灯草绒 [deng1 cao3 rong2] /see 燈芯絨|灯芯绒[deng1 xin1 rong2]/ 5154 1
燈蛾 灯蛾 [deng1 e2] /moth/ 5122 1
燈管 灯管 [deng1 guan3] /fluorescent light/ 6383 1
燈光 灯光 [deng1 guang1] /(stage) lighting/light/ 7107 1
燈號 灯号 [deng1 hao4] /flashing light/indicator light/ 5089 1
燈紅酒綠 灯红酒绿 [deng1 hong2 jiu3 lü4] /lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking/debauched and corrupt environment/ 6338 1
燈會 灯会 [deng1 hui4] /carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance/ 5140 1
燈火 灯火 [deng1 huo3] /lights/ 7107 1
燈火通明 灯火通明 [deng1 huo3 tong1 ming2] /brightly lit/ 6139 1
燈節 灯节 [deng1 jie2] /the Lantern Festival (15th of first month of lunar calendar)/ 7107 1
燈籠 灯笼 [deng1 long2] /lantern/ 7107 1
燈籠果 灯笼果 [deng1 long2 guo3] /cape gooseberry/Peruvian ground-cherry/Physalis peruviana/ 6412 1
燈籠花 灯笼花 [deng1 long2 hua1] /Chinese enkianthus/ 6925 1
燈籠褲 灯笼裤 [deng1 long2 ku4] /bloomers/plus fours/knickerbockers/ 4644 1
燈籠魚 灯笼鱼 [deng1 long2 yu2] /lantern fish/ 6126 1
燈謎 灯谜 [deng1 mi2] /riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year)/ 6113 1
燈泡 灯泡 [deng1 pao4] /light bulb/see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4]/third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang)/CL:個|个[ge4]/ 6191 1
燈蕊 灯蕊 [deng1 rui3] /lamp wick/ 4691 1
燈絲 灯丝 [deng1 si1] /filament (in a lightbulb)/ 6136 1
燈塔水母 灯塔水母 [deng1 ta3 shui3 mu3] /immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii)/ 2316 1
燈臺 灯台 [deng1 tai2] /lampstand/ 7055 1
燈頭 灯头 [deng1 tou2] /electric light socket/burner (component of a kerosene lamp)/light (as a countable item, e.g. number of lights fitted in a house)/ 4275 1
燈心 灯心 [deng1 xin1] /lampwick/ 5157 1
燈芯草 灯芯草 [deng1 xin1 cao3] /see 燈心草|灯心草[deng1 xin1 cao3]/ 5157 1
燈心草 灯心草 [deng1 xin1 cao3] /rush (botany)/Juncaceae/ 5157 1
燈盞 灯盏 [deng1 zhan3] /lantern/uncovered oil lamp/ 5784 1
燈罩 灯罩 [deng1 zhao4] /cover of lamp/lampshade/glass cover of oil lamp/ 7055 1
燈柱 灯柱 [deng1 zhu4] /lamppost/ 6957 1
燈帶 灯带 [[deng1dai4]] /LED strip light/ 154 2
燈塔 灯塔 [[deng1ta3]] /lighthouse/CL:座[zuo4]/ 374 2
燈塔市 灯塔市 [[Deng1ta3 Shi4]] /Dengta, a county-level city in Liaoyang City 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liao2yang2 Shi4], Liaoning/ 369 2
燈塔守 灯塔守 [[deng1ta3shou3]] /lighthouse keeper/ 352 2
燈條 灯条 [[deng1tiao2]] /LED strip light/ 775 2
燈下黑 灯下黑 [[deng1xia4 hei1]] /(lit.) it's dark right under the lamp/(fig.) people tend to overlook things right under their noses/ 853 2
燈芯 灯芯 [[deng1xin1]] /variant of 燈心|灯心[deng1xin1]/ 776 2
燈芯絨 灯芯绒 [[deng1xin1rong2]] /(textiles) corduroy/ 571 2
燈珠 灯珠 [[deng1zhu1]] /LED lamp bead; small light bulb/ 569 2
點燈 点灯 [[dian3deng1]] /to light a lamp/ 886 2
電燈 电灯 [dian4 deng1] /electric light/CL:盞|盏[zhan3]/ 6370 1
電燈泡 电灯泡 [dian4 deng1 pao4] /light bulb/(slang) unwanted third guest/ 7039 1
吊燈 吊灯 [diao4 deng1] /hanging lamp/ 2881 1
頂燈 顶灯 [ding3 deng1] /dome light (of a taxi etc)/ceiling light (in a room)/interior light (of a car)/light on the top of a mast etc/ 2881 1
泛光燈 泛光灯 [fan4 guang1 deng1] /floodlight/ 5166 1
風化區 风化区 [feng1 hua4 qu1] /see 紅燈區|红灯区[hong2 deng1 qu1]/ 4943 1
汞燈 汞灯 [gong3 deng1] /mercury-vapor lamp/ 2224 1
管燈 管灯 [guan3 deng1] /fluorescent light/ 5345 1
航標燈 航标灯 [hang2 biao1 deng1] /lighted buoy/channel marking light/signal light/ 6711 1
黑燈瞎火 黑灯瞎火 [hei1 deng1 xia1 huo3] /pitch dark/ 5236 1
黑燈下火 黑灯下火 [hei1 deng1 xia4 huo3] /pitch dark/also written 黑燈瞎火|黑灯瞎火[hei1 deng1 xia1 huo3]/ 5236 1
黑燈 黑灯 [[hei1deng1]] /dark; unlit/a blacklight; an ultraviolet light/ 863 2
黑光燈 黑光灯 [[hei1guang1deng1]] /a blacklight; an ultraviolet light/ 863 2
紅燈 红灯 [hong2 deng1] /red light/ 6903 1
紅燈記 红灯记 [Hong2 deng1 ji4] /The Legend of the Red Lantern/ 7039 1
紅燈區 红灯区 [hong2 deng1 qu1] /red-light district/ 5349 1
紅綠燈 红绿灯 [hong2 lü4 deng1] /traffic light/traffic signal/ 6300 1
後燈 后灯 [hou4 deng1] /taillight/ 6045 1
後信號燈 后信号灯 [hou4 xin4 hao4 deng1] /car rear indicator/ 6574 1
弧光燈 弧光灯 [hu2 guang1 deng1] /arc lamp/ 6844 1
花燈 花灯 [hua1 deng1] /colored lantern (used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节)/ 3822 1
花燈戲 花灯戏 [hua1 deng1 xi4] /opera for popular in Sichuan and Yunnan/ 6638 1
華燈 华灯 [hua2 deng1] /decorated lantern; lantern light/ 1297 1
華燈初上 华灯初上 [hua2 deng1 chu1 shang4] /early evening when lanterns are first lit/ 6485 1
幻燈 幻灯 [huan4 deng1] /lantern slides/ 7107 1
幻燈機 幻灯机 [huan4 deng1 ji1] /slide projector/overhead projector/ 5277 1
幻燈片 幻灯片 [[huan4deng1pian4]] /(computing) presentation slide/(photography) slide/ 46 2
交通燈 交通灯 [[jiao1tong1deng1]] /traffic light/ 614 2
街燈 街灯 [jie1 deng1] /streetlight/ 6602 1
節能燈 节能灯 [jie2 neng2 deng1] /compact fluorescent lamp (CFL)/ 5759 1
金鹵燈 金卤灯 [[jin1lu3deng1]] /metal halide lamp/ 751 2
近光燈 近光灯 [jin4 guang1 deng1] /low beam (headlights)/ 5097 1
酒精燈 酒精灯 [jiu3 jing1 deng1] /spirit lamp/ 6477 1
聚光燈 聚光灯 [[ju4guang1deng1]] /spotlight/ 23 2
開燈 开灯 [kai1 deng1] /to turn on the light/ 5706 1
開綠燈 开绿灯 [kai1 lü4 deng1] /to give the green light/to give the go-ahead/ 6541 1
孔明燈 孔明灯 [kong3 ming2 deng1] /sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)/ 3820 1
礦燈 矿灯 [kuang4 deng1] /miner's lamp/mining light/ 1341 1
李綠園 李绿园 [Li3 Lü4 yuan2] /Li Lüyuan (1707-1790), Qing dynasty writer, author of novel Lamp in the Side Street 岐路燈|岐路灯[Qi2 lu4 Deng1]/ 4746 1
亮黃燈 亮黄灯 [liang4 huang2 deng1] /(lit.) to flash the yellow light/(fig.) to give a warning sign/ 4814 1
亮燈 亮灯 [[liang4deng1]] /to turn on a light; (of a light) to light up/ 589 2
龍燈 龙灯 [long2 deng1] /dragon lantern/ 6458 1
鹵素燈 卤素灯 [[lu3su4deng1]] /halogen lamp/ 236 2
綠燈 绿灯 [lü4 deng1] /green light (traffic signal)/(fig.) permission to proceed/ 2152 1
路燈 路灯 [lu4 deng1] /street lamp/street light/ 6733 1
落地燈 落地灯 [luo4 di4 deng1] /floor lamp/ 6688 1
馬燈 马灯 [ma3 deng1] /barn lantern/kerosene lamp/ 4541 1
茅坑裡點燈 茅坑里点灯 [mao2 keng1 li3 dian3 deng1] /(slang) (fig.) to court death (derived from 找死[zhao3 si3] via its near homophone 照屎[zhao4 shi3])/ 1390 1
鎂光燈 镁光灯 [[mei3guang1deng1]] /magnesium flashbulb; (fig.) media spotlight; public attention/ 38 2
南瓜燈 南瓜灯 [nan2 gua1 deng1] /jack-o'-lantern/ 6126 1
霓虹 霓虹 [[ni2hong2]] /(loanword) neon lights (abbr. for 霓虹燈|霓虹灯[ni2hong2deng1])/(literary) rainbow/ 412 2
霓虹燈 霓虹灯 [[ni2hong2deng1]] /(loanword) neon lights/ 413 2
排燈節 排灯节 [Pai2 deng1 jie2] /Diwali (Hindu festival)/ 2767 1
跑馬燈 跑马灯 [pao3 ma3 deng1] /lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2 xiao1 jie2]/chaser lights/self-scrolling horizontal text display, such as a news ticker/ 1959 1
噴燈 喷灯 [[pen1deng1]] /blowtorch; blowlamp/ 873 2
歧路燈 歧路灯 [Qi2 lu4 Deng1] /Lamp in the Side Street, novel by Qing dynasty writer Li Lüyuan 李綠園|李绿园[Li3 Lu:4 yuan2]/also written 岐路燈|岐路灯[Qi2 lu4 Deng1]/ 1956 1
汽燈 汽灯 [qi4 deng1] /gas lamp/ 6793 1
前大燈 前大灯 [qian2 da4 deng1] /headlight/ 5166 1
前燈 前灯 [qian2 deng1] /headlight/ 6045 1
前信號燈 前信号灯 [qian2 xin4 hao4 deng1] /car front indicator/ 6574 1
前照燈 前照灯 [qian2 zhao4 deng1] /(vehicle) headlight/ 3078 1
取燈兒 取灯儿 [qu3 deng1 r5] /(dialect) match (for lighting fire)/ 4847 1
燃燈佛 燃灯佛 [Ran2 deng1 fo2] /Dipamkara Buddha, the former Buddha before Shakyamuni Buddha and the bringer of lights/ 6895 1
日光燈 日光灯 [ri4 guang1 deng1] /fluorescent light/ 7107 1
剎車燈 刹车灯 [sha1 che1 deng1] /brake light/ 6574 1
閃光燈 闪光灯 [shan3 guang1 deng1] /flash bulb (photography)/ 6118 1
射燈 射灯 [she4 deng1] /spotlight/ 6102 1
省油的燈 省油的灯 [[sheng3 you2 de5 deng1]] /sb who is easy to deal with (usu. in the negative, e.g. after 不是[bu4 shi4])/ 235 2
石英鹵素燈 石英卤素灯 [shi2 ying1 lu3 su4 deng1] /quartz halogen lamp/ 7018 1
水銀燈 水银灯 [shui3 yin2 deng1] /mercury-vapor lamp/ 7018 1
檯燈 台灯 [tai2 deng1] /desk lamp/table lamp/ 7107 1
太陽燈 太阳灯 [tai4 yang2 deng1] /sunlamp/ 6070 1
探照燈 探照灯 [tan4 zhao4 deng1] /searchlight/ 7107 1
提燈 提灯 [ti2 deng1] /a portable lamp/ 6962 1
天燈 天灯 [tian1 deng1] /sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)/ 3821 1
挑燈 挑灯 [tiao3 deng1] /to light a lamp/to raise a lantern/ 6620 1
挑燈撥火 挑灯拨火 [tiao3 deng1 bo1 huo3] /to sow discord/to provoke/ 6620 1
挑燈夜戰 挑灯夜战 [tiao3 deng1 ye4 zhan4] /to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night/to burn the midnight oil/ 6338 1
筒燈 筒灯 [tong3 deng1] /fluorescent tube or light/ 6102 1
投光燈 投光灯 [tou2 guang1 deng1] /floodlight/ 5160 1
頭燈 头灯 [[tou2deng1]] /headlight (of a vehicle)/headlamp; head torch/ 872 2
萬家燈火 万家灯火 [wan4 jia1 deng1 huo3] /(of a city etc) ablaze with lights/ 4080 1
危險警告燈 危险警告灯 [wei1 xian3 jing3 gao4 deng1] /hazard lights/ 6275 1
尾燈 尾灯 [wei3 deng1] /tail light (on vehicle)/ 6570 1
五燈會元 五灯会元 [Wu3 deng1 Hui4 yuan2] /Song Dynasty History of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls/ 4488 1
霧燈 雾灯 [wu4 deng1] /fog lights (of a motor vehicle)/ 5282 1
熄燈 熄灯 [xi1 deng1] /turn out the lights/lights out/ 6310 1
吸頂燈 吸顶灯 [xi1 ding3 deng1] /flush-mounted ceiling lamp (loanword)/ 5621 1
信號燈 信号灯 [xin4 hao4 deng1] /signal light/car indicator/ 6574 1
螢光燈 萤光灯 [[ying2guang1deng1]] /Taiwan variant of 熒光燈|荧光灯[ying2guang1deng1]/ 568 2
熒光燈 荧光灯 [[ying2guang1deng1]] /a fluorescent light; a fluorescent lamp/ 413 2
油燈 油灯 [you2 deng1] /oil lamp/ 7039 1
遠光燈 远光灯 [yuan3 guang1 deng1] /high beam (headlights)/ 5097 1
張燈結彩 张灯结彩 [zhang1 deng1 jie2 cai3] /to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)/ 4956 1
掌燈 掌灯 [[zhang3deng1]] /to hold a lamp/to light a lamp/ 838 2
只許州官放火,不許百姓點燈 只许州官放火,不许百姓点灯 [zhi3 xu3 zhou1 guan1 fang4 huo3 , bu4 xu3 bai3 xing4 dian3 deng1] /only the official is allowed to light the fire/Gods may do what cattle may not/quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi/ 6199 1
朱紅燈 朱红灯 [Zhu1 Hong2 deng1] /Zhu Hongdeng, one of the leaders of the Boxer Rebellion/ 6413 1
轉向燈 转向灯 [zhuan3 xiang4 deng1] /vehicle turn indicator light/ 6145 1
追光燈 追光灯 [zhui1 guang1 deng1] /(theater) spotlight/followspot/ 5200 1
桌燈 桌灯 [zhuo1 deng1] /desk lamp/ 7107 1
走馬燈 走马灯 [zou3 ma3 deng1] /lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2 xiao1 jie2]/(fig.) revolving door; musical chairs (metaphor for people being shuffled around into different jobs)/ 1226 1

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