燈籠

See also: 灯籠, 灯篭, and 灯笼

Chinese

		lamp; light	basket; cage
trad. (燈籠)		燈	籠
simp. (灯笼)		灯	笼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): dēnglóng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄥㄌㄨㄥˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): den¹ nong²

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): dènlón

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): дынлу (dɨnlu, I-I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): dang¹ lung⁴

(Dongguan, Jyutping++): dan¹ ngong⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ang¹ luung³
Gan (Wiktionary): den¹ lung
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): tên-nùng / tên-lùng

(Hailu, HRS): den^ˋ nung / den^ˋ lung

(Meixian, Guangdong): dên¹ lung²
Jin (Wiktionary): deng¹ lou¹
Northern Min (KCR): dáing-lô̤ng
Eastern Min (BUC): dĕng-lè̤ng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): teng-lóng / teng-lang

(Teochew, Peng'im): dêng¹ lang⁵

(Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): ding¹ lang⁵
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): dang¹ loeng⁴
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ¹ten-lon / ¹ten-lon₂
- (Jinhua): ¹ten-lon₂
Xiang (Loudi, Wiktionary): denn¹ neng^2*

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dēnglóng → dēnglong (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄥㄌㄨㄥˊ → ㄉㄥ ˙ㄌㄨㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: denglo̊ng
  - Wade–Giles: têng¹-lung⁵
  - Yale: dēng-lung
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: deng.long
  - Palladius: дэнлун (dɛnlun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɤŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/ → /tɤŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: den¹ nong²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: denlung
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tən⁵⁵ noŋ²¹/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: dènlón
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): den¹ lon²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tə̃³¹ loŋ²⁴/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: дынлу (dɨnlu, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /təŋ²⁴ lou²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dang¹ lung⁴
  - Yale: dāng lùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dang¹ lung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: deng¹ lung⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  - Jyutping++: dan¹ ngong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐn²¹³ ŋɔŋ²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ang¹ luung³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aŋ³³ lɵŋ²²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: den¹ lung
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛn⁴² luŋ²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tên-nùng / tên-lùng
  - Hakka Romanization System: den^ˊ nung^ˇ / den^ˊ lung^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: den¹ nung² / den¹ lung²
  - Sinological IPA: /ten²⁴ nuŋ¹¹/, /ten²⁴ luŋ¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: den^ˋ nung / den^ˋ lung
  - Sinological IPA: /ten⁵³ nuŋ⁵⁵/, /ten⁵³ luŋ⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: dên¹ lung²
  - Sinological IPA: /tɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lʊŋ¹¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: deng¹ lou¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /təŋ¹¹ ləu¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: dáing-lô̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taiŋ⁵⁴ lɔŋ³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: dĕng-lè̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛiŋ⁵⁵ ^(l-)nˡøyŋ⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: teng-lóng
  - Tâi-lô: ting-lóng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: denglorng
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lɔŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɪŋ³³ lɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Singapore): /teŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lɔŋ⁴²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: teng-lang
  - Tâi-lô: ting-lang
  - Phofsit Daibuun: denglafng
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dêng¹ lang⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: teng lâng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /teŋ³³⁻²³ laŋ⁵⁵/
- (Leizhou)
  - Leizhou Pinyin: ding¹ lang⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /tiŋ³⁵⁻³³ laŋ²²/
Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: dang¹ loeng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /təŋ⁵³ løŋ²¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo)
  - Wugniu: ¹ten-lon
  - MiniDict: ten^平 lon
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ten-lon
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tən⁵⁵ loŋ²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /tən⁴⁴ loŋ/
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /ten³³ loŋ³⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /təŋ³³ loŋ⁵¹/
- (Northern: Chongming)
  - Wugniu: ¹ten-lon₂
  - MiniDict: ten^平 lon^平
  - Sinological IPA (Chongming): /tən⁵⁵ ʔloŋ⁵⁵/
- (Jinhua)
  - Wugniu: ¹ten-lon₂
  - Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /təŋ³³ loŋ⁵⁵/
Xiang
- (Loudi)
  - Wiktionary: denn¹ neng^2*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tẽ̞⁴⁴ nɤŋ¹³⁻³³/

Middle Chinese: tong luwng|ljowng|luwngX

Rime
Character	燈	籠	籠	籠
Reading #	1/1	1/3	2/3	3/3
Initial (聲)	端 (5)	來 (37)	來 (37)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	登 (129)	東 (1)	鍾 (7)	東 (1)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I	III	I
Fanqie	都滕切	盧紅切	力鍾切	力董切
Baxter	tong	luwng	ljowng	luwngX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/təŋ/	/luŋ/	/lɨoŋ/	/luŋ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/təŋ/	/luŋ/	/lioŋ/	/luŋ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/təŋ/	/luŋ/	/lioŋ/	/luŋ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/təŋ/	/ləwŋ/	/luawŋ/	/ləwŋ^X/
Li Rong	/təŋ/	/luŋ/	/lioŋ/	/luŋ^X/
Wang Li	/təŋ/	/luŋ/	/lĭwoŋ/	/luŋ^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/təŋ/	/luŋ/	/li̯woŋ/	/luŋ^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	dēng	lóng	lóng	lǒng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	dang¹	lung⁴	lung⁴	lung⁵

Noun

燈籠

Chinese lantern (Classifier: 盞／盏)
大紅燈籠高高掛／大红灯笼高高挂 ― Dà hóng dēnglóng gāogāo guà ― Raise High the Red Lantern (a film by Zhang Yimou)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 燈籠 (“Chinese lantern”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		燈籠
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	燈籠, 燈籠兒, 燈簍, 燈簍兒
	Taiwan	燈籠
	Chengde	燈籠
	Chifeng	燈籠
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	燈籠
	Heihe	燈籠
	Qiqihar	燈籠, 燈簍
	Harbin	燈籠, 燈簍
	Jiamusi	燈簍
	Baicheng	燈簍
	Changchun	燈簍
	Tonghua	燈簍
	Shenyang	燈籠, 燈簍
	Jinzhou	燈籠
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	燈籠
	Tangshan	燈籠, 燈簍, 氣死風
	Cangzhou	燈籠
	Baoding	燈籠, 燈簍, 氣死風
	Shijiazhuang	燈簍
	Lijin	燈簍
	Jinan	燈簍
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	燈簍兒
	Dandong	燈籠, 燈簍
	Yantai	燈簍
	Yantai (Muping)	燈簍兒
	Qingdao	燈籠
	Zhucheng	燈籠
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	燈簍
	Lingbao	燈簍兒
	Jining	燈簍
	Wanrong	燈籠兒
	Linfen	燈籠兒
	Shangqiu	燈籠, 燈簍
	Yuanyang	燈籠, 燈簍
	Zhengzhou	燈簍
	Xinyang	燈籠
	Baihe	燈籠
	Xi'an	燈籠, 燈簍, 燈簍兒
	Baoji	燈籠, 燈簍
	Tianshui	燈籠
	Xining	燈簍, 燈簍兒
	Xuzhou	燈籠
	Fuyang	燈籠
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	燈籠
	Lanzhou	燈簍, 氣死風
	Dunhuang	燈簍, 氣死風
	Hami	燈簍
	Ürümqi	燈籠, 燈簍
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	燈籠
	Nanchong	燈籠
	Dazhou	燈籠
	Hanyuan	燈籠
	Xichang	燈籠
	Zigong	燈籠
	Chongqing	燈籠
	Wuhan	燈籠, 氣死風
	Yichang	亮筐
	Xiangyang	燈籠
	Tianmen	燈籠
	Guiyang	燈籠
	Zunyi	燈籠
	Bijie	燈籠
	Liping	燈籠
	Zhaotong	燈籠
	Dali	燈籠
	Kunming	燈籠
	Mengzi	燈籠
	Guilin	燈籠
	Liuzhou	燈籠
	Jishou	燈籠
	Changde	燈籠
	Hanzhong	燈籠
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	燈籠
	Yangzhou	燈籠
	Lianyungang	燈籠
	Lianshui	燈籠
	Nantong	燈籠
	Anqing	燈籠
	Wuhu	燈籠
	Hefei	燈籠
	Hong'an	燈籠
Cantonese	Hong Kong	燈籠
Cantonese	Dongguan	耍碌, 燈籠
Gan	Nanchang	燈籠
	Lichuan	皮籠
	Pingxiang	燈籠
Hakka	Meixian	燈籠
	Yudu	燈籠
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	燈籠
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	燈籠
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	燈籠
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	燈籠
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	燈籠
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	燈籠
Huizhou	Jixi	燈籠
Huizhou	Shexian	燈籠
Jin	Taiyuan	燈簍
	Yangyuan	燈籠, 燈簍
	Datong	燈簍
	Xinzhou	燈簍
	Lüliang (Lishi)	燈簍兒
	Changzhi	燈簍
	Linhe	燈籠
	Jining	燈籠
	Hohhot	燈簍
	Erenhot	燈簍
	Pingshan	燈簍
	Zhangjiakou	燈籠
	Handan	燈簍
	Linzhou	燈簍
	Suide	燈簍兒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	燈籠
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	燈籠
Southern Min	Xiamen	燈籠
	Quanzhou	燈籠
	Yongchun	紙燈
	Zhangzhou	燈籠
	Leizhou	燈籠
	Haikou	燈籠
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	燈籠
Wu	Shanghai	燈籠
	Shanghai (Chongming)	燈籠
	Suzhou	燈籠
	Danyang	燈籠
	Hangzhou	燈籠
	Ningbo	燈籠
	Wenzhou	燈釭
	Jinhua	燈籠
Xiang	Changsha	亮殼子
Xiang	Loudi	泡皮, 燈籠

Derived terms

外甥打燈籠——照舊 / 外甥打灯笼——照旧 (wàishēng dǎ dēnglóng, zhàojiù)
打著燈籠沒處找 / 打着灯笼没处找
水晶燈籠 / 水晶灯笼
燈籠椒 / 灯笼椒 (dēnglongjiāo)
燈籠褲 / 灯笼裤 (dēnglongkù)
牛皮燈籠 / 牛皮灯笼
皮燈籠 / 皮灯笼
黑漆皮燈籠 / 黑漆皮灯笼

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (燈籠):

→ Japanese: 灯籠(とうろう) (tōrō)
→ Korean: 등롱(燈籠) (deungnong)

Others:

→ Vietnamese: đèn lồng
→ Malay: tanglung
→ Manchu: ᡩᡝᠩᠯᡠ (denglu)
→ Mongolian: дэнлүү (denlüü)
→ Zhuang: daengloengz

Japanese

Kanji in this term
燈	籠
とう Jinmeiyō	ろう Grade: S
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 燈籠 – see the following entry.

【灯籠とうろう】

[noun] a type of outdoor lantern for lighting shrines and temples

Alternative spellings
灯篭, 燈篭

(This term, 燈籠, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (灯篭) of the above term.)