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燈泡
ㄉㄥ ㄆㄠˋ
“light bulb; (slang) third wheel, unwanted companion on a couple's date.”
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燈
ㄉㄥ
lamp; light; lantern; a device for heating by burning liquid or gas; Buddhist teachings that illuminate the path.
泡
ㄆㄠˋ
bubble; foam; blister; to soak; to steep; to infuse; swollen; puffed; spongy; classifier for urine or feces; classifier for occurrences of an action; classifier for number of infusions
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- 燈光ㄉㄥ ㄍㄨㄤlight from a lamp; illumination; stage or studio lighting
- 燈會ㄉㄥ ㄏㄨㄟˋLantern Festival gathering with lantern displays; often includes folk performances such as lion dances, stilt walking, and dragon dances.
- 路燈ㄌㄨˋ ㄉㄥstreet lamp; street light; a lamp installed along roads or streets for nighttime illumination.
- 燈籠ㄉㄥ ㄌㄨㄥˊlantern; a portable or hanging light with a frame covered in paper, silk, or plastic, using a candle or electric bulb; used for lighting or decoration.
- 泡沫ㄆㄠˋ ㄇㄛˋfoam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble
- 花燈ㄏㄨㄚ ㄉㄥdecorative lantern, especially for the Lantern Festival; a folk opera popular in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Hunan
- 泡湯ㄆㄠˋ ㄊㄤto fizzle out; to come to nothing; to stall; to dawdle; (Tw) to soak in a hot spring bath
- 燈塔ㄉㄥ ㄊㄚˇlighthouse; a tall coastal tower with a bright light to guide ships at night; a guiding beacon or source of inspiration.
- 紅燈ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄥred traffic light; a signal to stop; (by extension) a warning or prohibition.
- 點燈ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄥto light a lamp; to ignite a lamp; to turn on a lamp
- 泡麵ㄆㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋinstant noodles; (Tw) pirated software
- 燈火ㄉㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇlights; illumination from lamps or lanterns; city lights at night; festive or street lighting.