掛路燈
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See also: 挂路灯
Chinese[edit]
to hang; to put up; to suspend | streetlight; streetlamp; road light | ||
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trad. (掛路燈) | 掛 | 路燈 | |
simp. (挂路灯) | 挂 | 路灯 |
Etymology[edit]
Literally "to hang on the streetlamp", from the history of using lamp posts as an instrument of lynching during the French Revolution, perhaps a calque of English to the lamppost or French À la lanterne! (“To the Lamp Post!”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
掛路燈