鼓仔燈

Chinese

convex; drum; to rouse
convex; drum; to rouse; to beat
 
minutely; young; duty
minutely; young; duty; responsibility
 
 lamp; light
trad. (鼓仔燈) 鼓 仔 燈
simp. (鼓仔灯) 鼓 仔 灯

Pronunciation

Noun

鼓仔燈

  1. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) a kind of festive lantern
  2. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, botany) air plant, life plant (Kalanchoe pinnata, syn. Bryophyllum pinnatum)

Synonyms

  • (air plant):
Dialectal synonyms of 落地生根 (“air plant; life plant”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 落地生根
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 落地生根
Southern Min Xiamen 刀藥, 銃刀藥, 鼓仔燈, 新娘燈, 大疔癀
Zhangzhou 鼓仔燈
Taipei 倒吊蓮 GT, 落地生根 GT
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 落地生根
Note GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
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