sky lantern

English

A modern Kongming lantern

Noun

sky lantern (plural sky lanterns)

1. An ornament consisting of a small hot air balloon made of paper, with an opening at the bottom where a small fire is suspended.

Synonyms

• Kongming lantern, Chinese lantern

Translations

paper ornament

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 天燈／天灯 (zh) (tiāndēng), 天灯 (zh) (tiāndēng), 孔明燈／孔明灯 (zh) (kǒngmíngdēng), 孔明灯 (zh) (kǒngmíngdēng)

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• Finnish: taivaslyhty
• Korean: 풍등 (pungdeung)
• Portuguese: balão (pt) m, balão de São João m