洋燭

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Chinese

ocean; foreign candle
trad. (洋燭)
simp. (洋烛)

Pronunciation


Noun

洋燭

  1. (regional or dated) candle (usually made of paraffin)

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References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021), “洋烛”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 300.