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烛

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Definitions

  1. 1. candle
  2. 2. (literary) to illuminate

Words Containing 烛

蜡烛
là zhú

candle

倒吊蜡烛
dào diào là zhú

Wrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo)

洞房花烛
dòng fáng huā zhú

bridal room and ornamented candles

洞房花烛夜
dòng fáng huā zhú yè

wedding night

火烛
huǒ zhú

fire and candles

炳烛
bǐng zhú

by bright candlelight

烛光
zhú guāng

candle light

烛架
zhú jià

candlestand

烛泪
zhú lèi

drop of melted wax that runs down the side of a candle

烛火
zhú huǒ

candle flame

烛台
zhú tái

candlestick

红烛
hóng zhú

red candle (used during birthdays and other celebrations)

圣烛节
shèng zhú jié

Candlemas (Christian Festival on 2nd February)

蜡烛不点不亮
là zhú bù diǎn bù liàng

some people have to be pushed for them to take action

蜡烛两头烧
là zhú liǎng tóu shāo

to burn the candle at both ends (idiom)

风中之烛
fēng zhōng zhī zhú

lit. candle in the wind (idiom)

风中烛,瓦上霜
fēng zhōng zhú , wǎ shàng shuāng

lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom)

风烛残年
fēng zhú cán nián

one's late days

香烛
xiāng zhú

joss stick and candle

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