鼓仔燈

Chinese

		convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility	lamp; light
trad. (鼓仔燈)		鼓	仔	燈
simp. (鼓仔灯)		鼓	仔	灯

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kó͘-á-teng

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kó͘-á-teng
    • Tâi-lô: kóo-á-ting
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kofafdefng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

鼓仔燈

1. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) a kind of festive lantern
2. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, botany) air plant; life plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum)

Synonyms

• (air plant): 落地生根 (luòdìshēnggēn); (Hokkien) 刀藥／刀药, 銃刀藥／铳刀药, 新娘燈／新娘灯, 大疔癀