lồng đèn

Vietnamese

Etymology

lồng (“cage”) +‎ đèn (“light”), from the apparent resemblance to a birdcage. Compare Chinese 燈籠／灯笼 (dēnglóng, literally “light cage”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɗɛn˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ləwŋ͡m˦˩ ʔɗɛŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɗɛŋ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) lồng đèn

a lantern
Synonym: đèn lồng

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