孔明燈

Chinese

		courtesy name of Zhuge Liang; clear; bright courtesy name of Zhuge Liang; clear; bright; clean	lamp; light
trad. (孔明燈)		孔明	燈
simp. (孔明灯)		孔明	灯

孔明燈

Etymology

Legend has it that the sage Zhuge Liang (courtesy name 孔明) used a message written on a sky lantern to summon help on an occasion when he was surrounded by enemy troops.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǒngmíngdēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung² ming⁴ dang¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khóng-bêng-teng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): kong² mêng⁵ dêng¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǒngmíngdēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒngmíngdeng
    • Wade–Giles: kʻung³-ming²-têng¹
    • Yale: kǔng-míng-dēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koongmingdeng
    • Palladius: кунминдэн (kunmindɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ³⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǒngmíngdēngr
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄥㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒngmíngdengr
    • Wade–Giles: kʻung³-ming²-têng¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: kǔng-míng-dēngr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koongmingdengl
    • Palladius: кунминдэнр (kunmindɛnr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ³⁵ tɤ̃ɻ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung² ming⁴ dang¹
    • Yale: húng mìhng dāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung² ming⁴ dang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung² ming⁴ deng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ³⁵ mɪŋ²¹ tɐŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khóng-bêng-teng
    • Tâi-lô: khóng-bîng-ting
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qofngbengdefng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɪŋ¹³⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ biɪŋ²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kong² mêng⁵ dêng¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khóng mêng teng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ teŋ³³/

Noun

孔明燈

1. sky lantern; Kongming lantern (paper lantern which ascends to the sky when lit)

Synonyms

• 天燈／天灯 (tiāndēng)