长明灯

長明燈
chángmíngdēng
altar lamp burning day and night

CEDICT

ever-shining lamp

Wiktionary

  1. 供在佛像或神像前面，昼夜不灭的灯。
  2. 古代汉族随棺木埋葬的灯。民间迷信以为棺材是死者的屋宇，有灯则明，无灯则暗，故置长明灯象徵永远明亮。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 长 cháng
  1. long
  2. (bound form) length
  3. (bound form) strong point; forte
  4. (bound form) to be good at
  5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. zhàng)
2 明灯 míngdēng
  1. (figurative) beacon
  2. beacon
  3. bright lamp