洋蠟燭

Chinese

ocean; foreign candle; someone slow to pick up on hints; someone passive and imprudent
trad. (洋蠟燭) 蠟燭
simp. (洋蜡烛) 蜡烛

Pronunciation


  • Mandarin
    • (Nanjing)
      • Nanjing Pinyin: yánlåqzhůq [Phonetic: yǎnlåqzhůq]
      • Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): yan2 laq5 zhuq5 [Phonetic: yan3 laq5 zhuq5]
      • Sinological IPA (key): /iã²⁴⁻¹¹ laʔ⁵⁻³ ʈ͡ʂuʔ⁵/
  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 6yan-laq8-tsoq7
      • MiniDict: yan lah tsoh
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 3hhian-laq5-tsoq4
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦiã²² laʔ⁵⁵ t͡soʔ²¹/
    • (Northern: Changzhou)
      • Wugniu: 2yan-laq8-tsoq7
      • MiniDict: yan lah tsoh
      • Sinological IPA (Changzhou): /ɦiaŋ¹¹ laʔ³³ t͡soʔ⁵⁵/

Noun

洋蠟燭

  1. (regional or dialectal, chiefly Shanghainese) candle

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