長明燈

长明灯
chángmíngdēng
altar lamp burning day and night

CEDICT

ever-shining lamp

Wiktionary

  1. 供在佛像或神像前面，晝夜不滅的燈。
  2. 古代漢族隨棺木埋葬的燈。民間迷信以為棺材是死者的屋宇，有燈則明，無燈則暗，故置長明燈象徵永遠明亮。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 長 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 明燈 míngdēng
  1. (figurative) beacon
  2. beacon
  3. bright lamp