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What does 灯笼 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

灯笼 dēnglong

lantern

Its characters

  1. 灯 dēng lamp
  2. 笼 lóng cage

In a sentence

过年时家家户户挂灯笼。 At New Year every family hangs up lanterns.

从那以后,每年的最后一个晚上,家家都贴红纸,挂红灯笼,放鞭炮,一晚上不睡觉,等新年来。

From 年兽来了 · The legend of Nian, the Chinese New Year monster

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