燈燭
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Chinese[edit]
lamp; light | candle | ||
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trad. (燈燭) | 燈 | 燭 | |
simp. (灯烛) | 灯 | 烛 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
燈燭
- lamps and candles; lights
- 燈燭滅,乃有人引美人之衣者 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: c. 77 B.C.E., 劉向 (Liu Xiang), 《說苑》 (Garden of Stories), chapter 6
- dēngzhú miè, nǎi yǒurén yǐn měirén zhī yī zhě [Pinyin]
- The candles blew out, and someone took advantage of the darkness to grab at the queen's garments.
灯烛灭,乃有人引美人之衣者 [Classical Chinese, simp.]