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挑灯

tiǎo dēng

2-character word Traditional 挑燈

What 挑灯 means

1. to light a lamp
2. to raise a lantern

The characters in 挑灯

• 挑tiǎoto raise; to dig up; to poke
• 灯dēnglamp; light; lantern

Words starting with 挑灯

• 挑灯夜战tiǎo dēng yè zhànto raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night…
• 挑灯拨火tiǎo dēng bō huǒto sow discord; to provoke