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title: "Denglong Meaning: 灯笼 (dēnglong) Means “lantern”"
description: "灯笼 (traditional 燈籠, dēnglong) means “lantern”. Hear its tones, see what 灯 and 笼 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/denglong"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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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](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/legend-of-nian-chinese-new-year-monster#library-word-492-494)

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## More words with 灯 or 笼

- [灯光 dēngguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dengguang)
- [笼罩 lǒngzhào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/longzhao)

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