lồng đèn

Vietnamese

Etymology

lồng (“cage”) +‎ đèn (“light”), from the apparent resemblance to a birdcage. Compare Chinese 燈籠 / 灯笼 (dēnglóng, literally “light cage”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɗɛn˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ləwŋ͡m˦˩ ʔɗɛŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɗɛŋ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) lồng đèn

  1. a lantern
    Synonym: đèn lồng
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