Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- zhú
English
- candle, taper
- candle
- to shine, illuminate
- (literary) to illuminate
- candle
粵語
- 蠟燭（量詞：枝）
Variants
Words containing 燭
- 蠟燭laap6 zuk1
candle
- 燭光zuk1 gwong1
candlelight
- 火燭fo2 zuk1
fire and candles
- 燭光晚餐zuk1 gwong1 maan5 caan1
candlelit dinner
- 香燭hoeng1 zuk1
joss stick and candle
- 洋燭joeng4 zuk1
candle
- 秉燭bing2 zuk1
variant of 炳燭|炳烛[bing3 zhu2]
- 燭臺zuk1 toi4
candlestick
- 茶燭caa4 zuk1
tealight; tea candle
- 燭架zuk1 gaa2
candlestick holder
- 元寶蠟燭jyun4 bou2 laap6 zuk1
ingot and candles (to be offered for the deceased)
- 火燭車fo2 zuk1 ce1
a fire engine
- 火燭鬼fo2 zuk1 gwai2
(noun) a fireman
- 陰陽燭jam1 joeng4 zuk1
candlestick (of price chart)
- 蠟燭臺laap6 zuk1 toi4
- 花燭faa1 zuk1
wedding candles; a pair of large, red, ornately decorated candles placed in the bridal chamber during a traditional Chinese wedding night, symbolizing the union of the couple
- 燭火zuk1 fo2
candle flame
- 紅燭hung4 zuk1
red candle (used during birthdays and other celebrations)
- 寶燭bou2 zuk1
- 燭淚zuk1 leoi6
drop of melted wax that runs down the side of a candle
- 燭籠zuk1 lung4
- 聖燭節sing3 zuk1 zit3
Candlemas (Christian Festival on 2nd February)
- 炳燭bing2 zuk1
by bright candlelight
- 香燭舖hoeng1 zuk1 pou2
shops that sells goods for Chinese worship rituals; literally: incense and candle shops