sky lantern

English

A modern Kongming lantern

sky lantern (plural sky lanterns)

An ornament consisting of a small hot air balloon made of paper, with an opening at the bottom where a small fire is suspended.

paper ornament

Chinese:
Mandarin: 天燈／天灯 (zh) (tiāndēng), 孔明燈／孔明灯 (zh) (kǒngmíngdēng)
Finnish: taivaslyhty
French: lanterne céleste (fr) f
German: Himmelslaterne f
Japanese: 天灯 (ja) (てんとう, tentō)
Korean: 풍등(風燈) (pungdeung)
Portuguese: balão (pt) m, balão de São João m
Russian: возду́шный фона́рик m (vozdúšnyj fonárik), небе́сный фона́рик m (nebésnyj fonárik), кита́йский фона́рик m (kitájskij fonárik)
Spanish: linterna voladora f
Thai: โคมลอย (th) (koom-lɔɔi)
Ukrainian: пові́тряний ліхта́рик m (povítrjanyj lixtáryk), повітря́ний ліхта́рик m (povitrjányj lixtáryk), небе́сний ліхта́рик m (nebésnyj lixtáryk)

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