孔明燈
Chinese
lamp; light | |||
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trad. (孔明燈) | 孔明 | 燈 | |
simp. (孔明灯) | 孔明 | 灯 |
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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
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hung2 ming4 dang1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khóng-bêng-teng
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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:
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- 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/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 孔明燈
- sky lantern; Kongming lantern (paper lantern which ascends to the sky when lit)