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长明灯
cháng​míng​dēng

altar lamp

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
长明灯 長明燈 cháng​míng​dēng
altar lamp
An oil lamp kept burning day and night, typically placed in front of a Buddhist or Taoist altar.
funerary lamp
An oil lamp placed in a tomb with the coffin, intended to provide eternal light for the deceased

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Classifier

  • 盏 zhǎn

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