created sense approved 挑灯/挑燈 · tiǎodēng · to turn up a lamp — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
挑灯 / 挑燈
tiǎodēng
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
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 挑灯/挑燈 · tiǎodēng · to raise a lantern — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
挑灯 / 挑燈
tiǎodēng
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