「點燈」

Entry #1
Pronunciation：	dim2 dang1
Individual Character Meaning：	點 dot; how; o'clock; drop; spot; speck; extent; degree; aspect; characteristic; attribute; decimal point; decimal comma; item; thing; in what way; in what manner; whatever; however; to count one by one; to dip 燈 lamp; literally: light; light
Part of Speech：	verb
Explanation：	to light a lamp or lantern (usually for celebration or praying) (Cant.) 今gam1晚maan5聖sing3誕daan3節zit3點dim2燈dang1儀ji4式sik1將zoeng1會wui5喺hai2尖zim1沙saa1咀zeoi2舉geoi2行hang4。 (Eng.) The Christmas lighting ceremony would be held in Tsim Sha Tsui. (Cant.) 新san1界gaai3有jau5鄉hoeng1村cyun1仍jing4然jin4維wai4持ci4每mui5年nin4新san1春ceon1點dim2燈dang1慶hing3賀ho6添tim1丁ding1嘅ge3習zaap6俗zuk6。 (Eng.) The tradition of lantern lighting in celebration of births of male infants is still maintained in villages in the New Territories. (Cant.) 大daai6會wui2喺hai2廟miu6宇jyu5舉geoi2行hang4法faat3事si6祈kei4福fuk1，點dim2燈dang1獻hin3供gung3。 (Eng.) To pray for blessing, the organiser held Taoist ceremonies, lighting oil lamps and preparing offerings for deities. (Cant.) 好hou2多do1遊jau4客haak3為wai6咗zo2點dim2燈dang1賞soeng2櫻jing1嘅ge3一jat1刻haak1，專zyun1程cing4去heoi3到dou3京ging1都dou1。 (Eng.) Many tourists particularly go to Kyoto in order to appreciate cherry blossoms in the lights. (Cant.) 只zi2准zeon2州zau1官gun1放fong3火fo2，不bat1准zeon2百baak3姓sing3點dim2燈dang1。 (Eng.) State officials are allowed to set fire, yet civilians are not allowed to light lamps.
See also：	亮燈大燈孔明燈尾燈指示燈明燈枱燈燈膽神燈花燈 (類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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