tiǎo​dēng

to turn up a lamp

  • created sense approved 挑灯/挑燈 · tiǎo​dēng · to turn up a lamp — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挑灯 / 挑燈

    tiǎo​dēng

    to turn up a lamp

    To pull or poke the wick of an oil lamp or candle to make the light brighter; more generally, to light a lamp or stay up late by lamplight.

    挑, 灯

    挑 (literal) → 挑 · tiǎo · to poke up 灯 (literal) → 灯/燈 · dēng · lamp

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  • created sense approved 挑灯/挑燈 · tiǎo​dēng · to raise a lantern — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挑灯 / 挑燈

    tiǎo​dēng

    to raise a lantern

    To carry, hold up, or hang a lantern high to increase the illumination area (often used metaphorically for working through the night)

    挑, 灯

    挑 (literal) → 挑 · tiǎo · to poke up 灯 (literal) → 灯/燈 · dēng · lamp

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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