měi​guāng​dēng

magnesium lamp

  • created reference approved 镁光灯/鎂光燈 → 盏/盞 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    镁光灯 / 鎂光燈 měi​guāng​dēng

    盏 / 盞 zhǎn

    classifier

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 镁光灯/鎂光燈 · měi​guāng​dēng · magnesium lamp — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    镁光灯 / 鎂光燈

    měi​guāng​dēng

    magnesium lamp

    An early type of flashbulb used in photography containing magnesium powder that burns with a bright flash when ignited

    镁光 (literal) → 镁光/鎂光 · měi​guāng · magnesium light 灯 (literal) → 灯/燈 · dēng · lamp

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  • created sense approved 镁光灯/鎂光燈 · měi​guāng​dēng · limelight — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    镁光灯 / 鎂光燈

    měi​guāng​dēng

    limelight

    The center of public attention or media coverage; the spotlight

    镁光 (literal) → 镁光/鎂光 · měi​guāng · magnesium light 灯 (literal) → 灯/燈 · dēng · lamp

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

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