Korean Word Entry
貧者一燈| Hangul: | 빈자일등 |
| Revised Romanization: | binjaildeung |
| Definition: | the lantern of the poorest person is the brightest. 정성이 소중하다 |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 貧 | poverty, poor, impoverished, needy |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄆㄧㄣˊ (pín) |
| Cantonese: | pan4 |
| Japanese: | ヒン (hin)、 ビン (bin) / まず.しい (mazushii) |
| Korean: | 빈 (bin) |
| Vietnamese: | bần |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 贫 |
| 者 | someone, person, that which, he who, those who |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄓㄜˇ (zhě) |
| Cantonese: | ze2 |
| Japanese: | シャ (sha) / もの (mono) |
| Korean: | 자 (ja) |
| Vietnamese: | giả |
Variants
| Simplified Japanese form: | 者 |
| 一 | one, one radical (no.1), a, an, alone |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄧ (yī) |
| Cantonese: | jat1 |
| Japanese: | イチ (ichi)、 イツ (itsu) / ひと- (hito-)、 ひと.つ (hitotsu)、 ひとたび (hitotabi)、 はじめ (hajime) |
| Korean: | 일 (il) |
| Vietnamese: | nhất |
| 燈 | lamp, light, counter for lights, lantern |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄉㄥ (dēng) |
| Cantonese: | dang1 |
| Japanese: | トウ (tou) / ひ (hi)、 ほ- (ho-)、 ともしび (tomoshibi)、 とも.す (tomosu)、 あかり (akari) |
| Korean: | 등 (deung) |
| Vietnamese: | đăng |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 灯 |
| Simplified Japanese form: | 灯 |