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蜡烛

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là zhú

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  1. 1. candle

Words Containing 蜡烛

倒吊蜡烛
dào diào là zhú

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

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)

Child Words of 蜡烛

蜡
là

candle

烛
zhú

candle

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