华 灯 初 上

huá dēng chū shàngdictionary entry

early evening when lanterns are first lit

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

華燈初上华灯初上 [hua2 deng1 chu1 shang4] /early evening when lanterns are first lit/

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Other forms in these source records: 華燈初上

华
huā
flower
huá
magnificent / splendid / flowery
Huá
abbr. for China
Huà
Mount Hua 華山|华山[Huà Shān] in Shaanxi / surname Hua
灯
dēng
lamp / light / lantern / CL:盞|盏[zhǎn]
初
chū
(bound form) at first / initially / (bound form) first / early / (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三[chū sān] "the third"
上
shǎng
used in 上聲|上声[shǎng shēng]
shàng
(bound form) up / upper / above / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on / above

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