faa1 dang1花燈花灯
Jyutpingfaa1 dang1
Yalefā dāng
Definition
Festive lantern used as a decoration during festivals.
colloquialfestivalother
How it's used
Refers specifically to decorative lanterns used for festive occasions rather than functional ones for lighting. It carries a strong cultural association with the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Lantern Festival. While 燈籠 is a generic term for any lantern, 花燈 highlights the ornamental and celebratory nature of the object.
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zaan2盞jánExamples
On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the park was hung full of lanterns.
Did you go to see the lanterns this year?
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
