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天燈

天燈

See also: 天灯

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	lamp; light
trad. (天燈)		天	燈
simp. (天灯)		天	灯

Noun

天燈

Alternative term for 月亮 (yuèliàng, “moon”).
lantern hanging on a pole; high-hanging lantern
sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tiāndēng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢㄉㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ dang¹
Min Nan (POJ): thian-teng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: tiāndēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢㄉㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiandeng
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: tiāndēngr
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢㄉㄥㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiandengl
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɤ̃ɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tin¹ dang¹
  - Yale: tīn dāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ dang¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thian-teng
  - Tâi-lô: thian-ting
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tiendefng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiɛn³³ tiɪŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/