华灯初上 in English hua2 deng1 chu1 shang4 Meaning

Meanings

  • early evening when lanterns are first lit

Simplified Characters

华 灯 初 上

Traditional Characters

華 燈 初 上

Pinyin

hua2 deng1 chu1 shang4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

华hua2abbr. for China 灯deng1lamp 初chu1at first 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]