Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- dēng
English
- lantern, lamp
- lamp
- light; lamp
- ironic term used to refer to someone as a "beacon light"; to be so bad at making predictions that one becomes a counter reference; to offer predictions for something but the opposite ends up being true; literally: light
- light
- lantern
- CL:盞|盏[zhan3]
粵語
- 泛指會發光嘅裝置，通常係照明工具，但亦可以用嚟通訊、指示或者做裝飾（量詞：盞／支／眼）
- 「指路明燈」嘅反諷；形容一個人嘅預測推算能力極為差劣，應驗嘅事情往往係預測嘅相反，所以被人當做反操作指標／逆參考點。通常用於股票市場或賭博上。
Variants
Words containing 燈
- 燈光dang1 gwong1
(stage) lighting
- 交通燈gaau1 tung1 dang1
traffic light
- 燈塔dang1 taap3
lighthouse
- 燈籠dang1 lung4
lantern
- 紅燈hung4 dang1
red light
- 燈泡dang1 paau1
light bulb
- 電燈din6 dang1
electric light
- 天燈tin1 dang1
sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
- 燈號dang1 hou6
flashing light
- 燈頭dang1 tau4
electric light socket
- 頭燈tau4 dang1
headlight (of a vehicle)
- 點燈dim2 dang1
to light a lamp
- 街燈gaai1 dang1
streetlight
- 燈火dang1 fo2
lights
- 開燈hoi1 dang1
to turn on the light
- 射燈se6 dang1
spotlight
- 綠燈luk6 dang1
green light (traffic signal)
- 衝燈cung1 dang1
to run the red light
- 花燈faa1 dang1
colored lantern (used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节)
- 宮燈gung1 dang1
Lanterns used in palaces; Chinese lanterns
- 爆燈baau3 dang1
exceeding the limit; over the top (spoken)
- 明燈ming4 dang1
beacon; a bright light; to describe someone who give tips for gambling
- 檯燈toi2 dang1
desk lamp
- 尾燈mei5 dang1
tail light (on vehicle)