filament (in a lightbulb)
carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance
flashing light; indicator light
electric light socket; burner (component of a kerosene lamp); light (as a countable item, e.g. number of lights fitted in a house)
light bulb; see also
电灯泡; third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date
(slang)
lantern; uncovered oil lamp
cover of lamp; lampshade; glass cover of oil lamp
the Lantern Festival (15th of first month of lunar calendar)
the spongy, white pulp inside the stem of rush plants, used as a wick for oil lamps
riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year)
cape gooseberry; Peruvian ground-cherry; Physalis peruviana
bloomers; plus fours; knickerbockers
immortal jellyfish; Turritopsis dohrnii
to pass on the light of Buddha
sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
to light a lamp; to raise a lantern
to hold a lamp; to light a lamp
turn out the lights; lights out
fluorescent tube or light
colored lantern (used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节)
street lamp; street light
fog lights (of a motor vehicle)
top light (on mast, dome etc); roof lamp
barn lantern; kerosene lamp
(lit.) to flash the yellow light; (fig.) to give a warning sign
signal light; car indicator
(dialect) match (for lighting fire)
flush-mounted ceiling lamp (loanword)
sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
slide projector; overhead projector
slide (photography, presentation software); filmstrip; transparency
to give the green light; to give the go-ahead
light bulb; (slang) unwanted third guest
traffic light; traffic signal; stop light
lighted buoy; channel marking light; signal light
compact fluorescent lamp (CFL)
opera for popular in Sichuan and Yunnan
fluorescent lamp; neon lamp
lantern with carousel of paper horses, rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival
元宵节;
(fig.) constant busy circulation of people
vehicle turn indicator light
(theater) spotlight; followspot
altar lamp burning day and night
to run a red light; failing to stop at a red traffic light; (slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating
(of a city etc) ablaze with lights
early evening when lanterns are first lit
to sow discord; to provoke
sb who is easy to deal with
pitch dark; also written
黑灯瞎火
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