燈臺

See also: 燈台 and 灯台

Chinese

	lamp; light	(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station
trad. (燈臺/燈台)	燈	臺/台
simp. (灯台)	灯	台
anagram	臺燈／台灯

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): dēngtái

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄥㄊㄞˊ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): дынтэ (dɨnte, I-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): dang¹ toi⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tên-thòi
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): teng-tâi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dēngtái
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄥㄊㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dengtái
  - Wade–Giles: têng¹-tʻai²
  - Yale: dēng-tái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dengtair
  - Palladius: дэнтай (dɛntaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dēngtáir
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄥㄊㄞˊㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dengtáir
  - Wade–Giles: têng¹-tʻai²-ʼrh
  - Yale: dēng-táir
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dengtarl
  - Palladius: дэнтайр (dɛntajr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰɑɻ³⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: дынтэ (dɨnte, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /təŋ²⁴ tʰɛ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dang¹ toi⁴
  - Yale: dāng tòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dang¹ toi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: deng¹ toi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐŋ⁵⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tên-thòi
  - Hakka Romanization System: den^ˊ toi^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: den¹ toi²
  - Sinological IPA: /ten²⁴ tʰoi̯¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: teng-tâi
  - Tâi-lô: ting-tâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dengdaai
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tai²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɪŋ³³ tai²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tai¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tai²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tai²³/

Noun

燈臺

base of a lamp; lamp base; lampstand
(Dungan) lighthouse

Synonyms

(base of a lamp): 燈座／灯座 (dēngzuò)
(lighthouse): 燈塔／灯塔 (dēngtǎ), 岸標／岸标 (ànbiāo)

Derived terms

丈八燈臺——照遠不照近／丈八灯台——照远不照近 (zhàng bā dēngtái, zhào yuǎn bù zhào jìn)
燈臺不照自己／灯台不照自己 (dēngtái bù zhào zìjǐ)
燈臺不自照／灯台不自照 (dēngtái bù zì zhào)

Korean

Hanja in this term
燈	臺

Noun

燈臺 • (deungdae) (hangeul 등대)

hanja form^? of 등대 (“lighthouse”)