挑燈

See also: 挑灯

Chinese

		incite; carry on a pole; choose	lamp; light
trad. (挑燈)		挑	燈
simp. (挑灯)		挑	灯

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiǎodēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tiu¹ dang¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thio-teng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiǎodēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tiǎodeng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻiao³-têng¹
    • Yale: tyǎu-dēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: teaudeng
    • Palladius: тяодэн (tjaodɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tiu¹ dang¹
    • Yale: tīu dāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tiu¹ dang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: tiu¹ deng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thio-teng
    • Tâi-lô: thio-ting
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tioi'defng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰio⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰio³³ tiɪŋ³³/

Verb

挑燈

1. to raise the wick of an oil lamp
2. to hang a lantern from a pole
3. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to hang a lantern on two sides of a sedan chair to lead the way of the bridal sedan chair

Synonyms

• (to hang a lantern on two sides of a sedan chair): (Hokkien) 提燈／提灯 (tídēng)

Derived terms

• 挑燈夜戰／挑灯夜战 (tiǎodēngyèzhàn)

 

Noun

挑燈

1. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) lantern

Synonyms

• 提燈／提灯 (tídēng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
挑	燈
ちょう Grade: S	ちん Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Noun

挑(ちょう)燈(ちん) • (chōchin) ^{←てうちん (teutin)?}

1. Kyūjitai form of 挑灯