dang1 lung4燈籠灯笼
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Yaledāng lùhng
Definition
Lantern; a traditional light source with a translucent cover and a candle or bulb inside.
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How it's used
Lanterns are deeply tied to the Mid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong, where children carry them through parks and residential estates. While modern versions often use battery-powered LED lights for safety, the term remains associated with the traditional aesthetic of paper or plastic frames. It is rarely used for modern functional lighting like desk lamps or street lights.
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zaan2盞jánExamples
On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, we took our lanterns to the park to play.
Do you still have any old-fashioned paper lanterns at home?
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
