風燈

Chinese

Etymology 1

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

風燈 (opium lamp)

Pronunciation

Noun

風燈

  1. lamp in the wind (often used figuratively to refer to the fickleness of life)
  2. windproof lantern; hurricane lamp; barn lantern
  3. (dialectal) decorative lantern
  4. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, dated) opium lamp
Synonyms
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (風燈):
  • → Japanese: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • → Korean: 풍등(風燈) (pungdeung)

Further reading

Etymology 2

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from 風箏?”)

Pronunciation

  • Gan (Wiktionary): 'fung1 den1
  • Gan
    • (Nanchang)
      • Wiktionary: 'fung1 den1
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ˈfuŋ⁴² tɛn⁴²/

Noun

風燈

  1. (Wuhan Mandarin, Gan, Shangyou Hakka, dialectal Xiang) kite (toy)
Synonyms

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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