燈籠 (dang1 lung4) — lantern in Cantonese
dangˉ¹燈lungˎ₄籠
简 灯笼
Mandarin Pinyin: deng1 long2
Meaning of 燈籠
nounlantern
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Example Sentences with 燈籠
matˉ¹乜neiˏ₅你gam˗₃咁ciˏ₅似laamˎ₄藍dangˉ¹燈lung4?籠？
Why do you look so furious?
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日hakˉ¹黑hauˊ²口hakˉ¹黑min6,面，houˊ²好ciˏ₅似laamˎ₄藍dangˉ¹燈lung4.籠。
He's always frowning, like a blue lantern.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好baaiˊ²擺ceotˉ¹出laamˎ₄藍dangˉ¹燈lungˎ₄籠go˗₃個joeng6.樣。
Don't put on that angry face.
keoiˏ₅佢gamˉ¹今jatˍ₆日mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係houˊ²好hoiˉ¹開sam1,心，faai˗₃塊minˍ₆面houˊ²好ciˏ₅似laamˎ₄藍dangˉ¹燈lung4.籠。
He's not happy today, his face is like a blue lantern.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好ciˏ₅似laamˎ₄藍dangˉ¹燈lung4.籠。
He looks so angry.
Characters in 燈籠
Words Containing 燈籠
燈籠椒dang1 lung4 ziu1
sweet pepper; sweet bell pepper; capsicum
死人燈籠sei2 jan4 dang1 lung4
dead man's lantern
牛皮燈籠ngau4 pei4 dang1 lung4
(proverb) someone is very stubborn; Someone is unteachable
藍燈籠laam4 dang1 lung4
a police vehicle; someone who has not been formally accepted into a triad gang but who has a protector in the triad gang [colloquial]
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