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

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

to raise the wick of an oil lamp
to hang a lantern from a pole
(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

(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)^?}

Kyūjitai form of 挑灯

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