走馬燈

See also: 走马灯

Chinese

		to ride a horse; to go on horseback; to gallop away	lamp; light
trad. (走馬燈)		走馬	燈
simp. (走马灯)		走马	灯

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zǒumǎdēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄡˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄥ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): cháu-bé-teng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zǒumǎdēng [Phonetic: zóumǎdēng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄡˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zǒumǎdeng
    • Wade–Giles: tsou³-ma³-têng¹
    • Yale: dzǒu-mǎ-dēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzooumaadeng
    • Palladius: цзоумадэн (czoumadɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cháu-bé-teng
    • Tâi-lô: tsáu-bé-ting
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zaw'befdefng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ be⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɪŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ be⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 走馬燈

1. lantern adorned with paper horses which revolve in a circle
2. (figurative) constant busy circulation of people

Synonyms

• (archaic) 轉燈／转灯 (zhuàndēng)

External links

• Photo of 走馬燈