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燈火通明

简 灯火通明 · 繁 燈火通明
Mandarin · pinyin dēng huǒ tōng míng

Meanings

  1. brightly lit
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燈
dēng · lantern, lamp
火
huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
通
tōng · pass through; common; communicate
明
míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
灯
dēng · lantern, lamp
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1–3–1–2 · deng1 huo3 tong1 ming2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dang1 fo2 tung1 ming4

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dang1 fo2 tung1 ming4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) brightly lit

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