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đèn lồng

noun
Hanoi [ʔɗɛn˨˩ ləwŋ͡m˨˩]Huế [ʔɗɛŋ˦˩ ləwŋ͡m˦˩]Saigon [ʔɗɛŋ˨˩ ləwŋ͡m˨˩] browser voice
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đèn lồng means synonym of lồng đèn.

Meanings of đèn lồng in English

Noun

  1. synonym of lồng đèn (“lantern”) ≈ lồng đèn
    • Đèn lồng đỏ treo cao caoRaise High the Red Lantern (a film by Zhang Yimou).

Etymology

đèn (“light”) + lồng (“cage”), a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 燈籠 (SV: đăng lung).

Frequently asked questions

What does đèn lồng mean in English?

đèn lồng (noun) means "synonym of lồng đèn".

How do you pronounce đèn lồng?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗɛn˨˩ ləwŋ͡m˨˩]; Saigon [ʔɗɛŋ˨˩ ləwŋ͡m˨˩]. Tones: đèn — falling tone (huyền), lồng — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.