Definition
灯泡 (dēngpào) literally means 'light bulb'. In slang, it refers to a 'third wheel' — an unwanted third person on a date, often used in the phrase 当灯泡 (dāng dēngpào, 'to be a third wheel').
noun
light bulb(slang) third wheelunwanted third party on a third person on a date
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Examples
- 灯泡。Zhè jiān wūzi xūyào yí gè gèng liàng de dēng pào.This room needs a brighter light bulb.
- ，灯泡。Tāmen yìqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng, wǒ kě bù xiǎng dāng dēng pào.They're going to the movies together — I really don't want to be a third wheel.
- 灯泡LED。Bǎ nà ge jiù dēng pào huàn chéng LED de ba.Replace that old light bulb with an LED one.
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