蠟燭

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See also: 蝋燭 and 蜡烛

Chinese

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candle; wax candle
trad. (蠟燭)
simp. (蜡烛)

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (37) (23)
Final () (144) (8)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I III
Fanqie
Baxter lap tsyowk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/lɑp̚/ /t͡ɕɨok̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/lɑp̚/ /t͡ɕiok̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/lɑp̚/ /t͡ɕiok̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/lap̚/ /cuawk̚/
Li
Rong
/lɑp̚/ /t͡ɕiok̚/
Wang
Li
/lɑp̚/ /t͡ɕĭwok̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/lɑp̚/ /t͡ɕi̯wok̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
zhu
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
laap6 zuk1

Noun

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蠟燭

  1. candle (Classifier: m;  m c;  m c)
  2. (Wu, figurative) someone slow to pick up on hints; someone passive and imprudent

Synonyms

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Coordinate terms

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(someone slow to pick up on hints): 蠟燭——勿點勿亮蜡烛——勿点勿亮

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (蠟燭):
  • Japanese: (ろう)(そく) (rōsoku)
  • Korean: 납촉(蠟燭) (napchok)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ろう
Jinmeiyō
そく
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi goon
For pronunciation and definitions of 蠟燭 – see the following entry.
蝋燭ろうそく
[noun] a candle (a light source)
Alternative spellings
蝋烛, ロウソク, ローソク
(This term, 蠟燭, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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蠟燭 (napchok) (hangeul 납촉)

  1. hanja form? of 납촉 (candle)