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灯笼裤 (dēng long kù) — baggy trousers gathered at the ankle, often used for sports or as casual wear; knickerbockers

Definition

noun
baggy trousers gathered at the ankle, often used for sports or as casual wearknickerbockers
Measure word · 条

Examples

  • 灯笼裤。
    Tā xǐ huan dǎ lán qiú de shí hou chuān dēng long kù.
    He likes to wear lantern pants when playing basketball.
  • 灯笼裤，。
    Zhè tiáo dēng long kù hěn shū fu, wǒ jīng cháng chuān tā.
    These lantern pants are very comfortable; I often wear them.
  • 灯笼裤。
    Wǒ zài wǎng shàng mǎi le yì tiáo xīn dēng long kù.
    I bought a new pair of lantern pants online.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

灯笼lantern
灯dēnglamp笼lóngcage
偏正Modifier + head
裤kùtrousers

灯笼 means 'lantern', 裤 means 'trousers'; the name pictures baggy legs rounded like a lantern.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
火火huǒ
Sound part声符shēngfú
丁
丁dīng灯dēng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

灯 pairs 火, which shows fire, with 丁, which gives the sound.

Open 灯 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 籠; 笼 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
𥫗Written in full as竹zhú
Sound part声符shēngfú
龍
龍lóng籠lóng
Same sound today

The traditional form 籠 is built from 竹 (bamboo) and 龍, which gives the sound. The simplified 笼 is a later shorthand.

Open 笼 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 褲; 裤 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
衣衣yīclothing
Sound part声符shēngfú
庫
庫kù褲
Same sound today

The traditional form 褲 pairs 衣 (clothing) with 庫 for its sound. The simplified 裤 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical pieces.

Open 裤 →
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