Meanings
nounChinese lantern (plural Chinese lanterns)
plural Chinese lanterns
- A paper lantern in bright colours used for decorative purposes, commonly painted with Chinese art and calligraphy motifs; some float in the air like hot-air balloons, and some float on water.
Near-synonym: sky lantern
Synonyms: sky lantern
- Various shrubs in the genus Abutilon.
- The shrub or small tree Dichrostachys cinerea.
- The plant Quincula lobata.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA paper lantern in bright colours used for decorative purposes, commonly painted with Chinese art and calligraphy motifs; some float in the air like hot-air balloons, and some float on water.
Similar
nounSynonym of Schwarz lantern.
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Translations
Bulgarian кита́йски фене́р
- кита́йски фене́р (kitájski fenér)paper lantern
Chinese Cantonese 燈籠 /灯笼
- 燈籠 /灯笼paper lantern
Chinese Mandarin 燈籠 /灯笼
- 燈籠 /灯笼 (dēnglóng)paper lantern
Czech lampion, lampión
- lampionpaper lantern
- lampiónpaper lantern
Danish kinesisk lygte
- kinesisk lygtepaper lantern
Dutch lampion
- lampionpaper lantern
Finnish kiinalainen lyhty
- kiinalainen lyhtypaper lantern
French lampion
- lampionpaper lantern
German Lampion
- Lampionpaper lantern
Hawaiian kanaluna
- kanalunapaper lantern
Hungarian lampion
- lampionpaper lantern
Indonesian lampion
- lampionpaper lantern
Irish laindéar Síneach
- laindéar Síneachpaper lantern
Japanese 提灯, 灯篭
- 提灯 (chōchin)paper lantern
- 灯篭 (tōrō)paper lantern
Korean 등롱
- 등롱 (deungnong)paper lantern
Malay tanglung
- tanglungpaper lantern
Portuguese lanterna chinesa
- lanterna chinesapaper lantern
Russian кита́йский фона́рик, бума́жный фона́рь
- кита́йский фона́рик (kitájskij fonárik)paper lantern
- бума́жный фона́рь (bumážnyj fonárʹ)paper lantern
Ukrainian кита́йський ліхта́р
- кита́йський ліхта́р (kytájsʹkyj lixtár)paper lantern
Vietnamese đèn lồng
- đèn lồngpaper lantern
Cite this entry
APA
Chinese lantern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20lantern
MLA
“Chinese lantern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20lantern. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chinese lantern,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20lantern.
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