fàng​shuǐ​dēng

to float water lanterns

  • created reference approved 放水灯/放水燈 → 中元节/中元節 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    放水灯 / 放水燈 fàng​shuǐ​dēng

    中元节 / 中元節 zhōng​yuán​jié

    see

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  • created reference approved 放水灯/放水燈 → 普度 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    放水灯 / 放水燈 fàng​shuǐ​dēng

    普度 pǔ​dù

    see

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  • created sense approved 放水灯/放水燈 · fàng​shuǐ​dēng · to float water lanterns — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    放水灯 / 放水燈

    fàng​shuǐ​dēng

    to float water lanterns

    To set floating lanterns onto a river or lake, usually during the [[中元节|中元節|zhong1 yuan2 jie2]], to guide spirits of the deceased or to pray for good luck

    放, 水灯

    放 (literal) → 放 · fàng · to release 水灯 (literal) → 水灯/水燈 · shuǐ​dēng · water lantern

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