風燈
Chinese
Etymology 1
wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner |
lamp; light | ||
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trad. (風燈) | 風 | 燈 | |
simp. (风灯) | 风 | 灯 |
Pronunciation
Noun
風燈
- lamp in the wind (often used figuratively to refer to the fickleness of life)
- windproof lantern; hurricane lamp; barn lantern
- (dialectal) decorative lantern
- (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, dated) opium lamp
Synonyms
Descendants
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “風燈” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].
Etymology 2
wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner |
lamp; light | ||
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trad. (風燈) | 風 | 燈 | |
simp. (风灯) | 风 | 灯 |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from 風箏?”)
Pronunciation
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 風箏 (“kite (toy)”) [map]
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