明燈 [－灯]

Jyutping ming4 dang1
Pinyin míng dēng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. beacon; a bright light; to describe someone who give tips for gambling/shares/matches but the results are often opposite to their forecast
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    「​指路​明燈​」​嘅​簡​稱​，​指善​於​指點​迷津​、​指引​路向​嘅​學​者​、​先知​或​預言家​；​亦​會​用​嚟​反諷​經常錯​誤預​測​嘅​人​（​量​詞​：​盞​）
    scholar, prophet, or seer who is good at pointing out the correct direction or predicting the future; sometimes used in negative contexts implying the opposite; literally: path pointing bright lamp
    • 佢嘅分析次次都好準確，可以話係茫茫股海裏面嘅一盞明燈。
      佢嘅分析次次都好准确，可以话系茫茫股海里面嘅一盏明灯。
      keoi5 ge3 fan1 sik1 ci3 ci3 dou1 hou2 zeon2 kok3, ho2 ji5 waa6 hai6 mong4 mong4 gu2 hoi2 leoi5 min6 ge3 jat1 zaan2 ming4 dang1.
      His analysis turns out to be very accurate every time. To investors, he is a lighthouse in the stock market.
    • 條友正一明燈嚟，估乜錯乜。
      条友正一明灯嚟，估乜错乜。
      tiu4 jau2 zing3 jat1 ming4 dang1 lai4, gu2 mat1 co3 mat1.
      What a failed prophet he is. All the predictions he made were wrong.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, figuratively
    beacon
  2. noun
    bright lamp
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    乐观如明灯,照亮希望的前程. 消极如毒品,腐蚀健康的心灵.
    樂觀如明燈,照亮希望的前程. 消極如毒品,腐蝕健康的心靈.
    lè guān rú míng dēng , zhào liàng xī wàng de qián chéng . xiāo jí rú dú pǐn , fǔ shí jiàn kāng de xīn líng .
    • Optimism is like the lamp of hope. Pessimism [or negativity] is like a drug of sorrow.
  2. Mandarin
    我很荣幸能来到开罗这座不朽的城市，并受到两所著名学府的招待。千载以来，艾资哈尔大学一直担任著伊斯兰教育的指路明灯；百年以来，开罗大学亦一直是埃及全国的发展泉源。
    我很榮幸能來到開羅這座不朽的城市，並受到兩所著名學府的招待。千載以來，艾資哈爾大學一直擔任著伊斯蘭教育的指路明燈；百年以來，開羅大學亦一直是埃及全國的發展泉源。
    wǒ hěn róng xìng néng lái dào kāi luó zhè zuò bù xiǔ de chéng shì ， bìng shòu dào liǎng suǒ zhù míng xué fǔ de zhāo dài 。 qiān zài yǐ lái ， ài zī hā ěr dà xué yī zhí dān rèn zhù yī sī lán jiào yù de zhǐ lù míng dēng ； bǎi nián yǐ lái ， kāi luó dà xué yì yī zhí shì āi jí quán guó de fā zhǎn quán yuán 。
    • I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, and for over a century, Cairo University has been a source of Egypt's advancement.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    机场附近唔准放孔明灯。
    機場附近唔准放孔明燈。
    gei1 coeng4 fu6 gan6 m4 zeon2 fong3 hung2 ming4 dang1.
    • Flying sky lantern near airport is prohibited.
  2. Cantonese
    孔明灯
    孔明燈
    hung2 ming4 dang1
    • sky lantern
  3. Cantonese
    佢嘅分析次次都好准确，可以话系茫茫股海里面嘅一盏明灯。
    佢嘅分析次次都好準確，可以話係茫茫股海裏面嘅一盞明燈。
    keoi5 ge3 fan1 sik1 ci3 ci3 dou1 hou2 zeon2 kok3, ho2 ji5 waa6 hai6 mong4 mong4 gu2 hoi2 leoi5 min6 ge3 jat1 zaan2 ming4 dang1.
    • His analysis turns out to be very accurate every time. To investors, he is a lighthouse in the stock market.
  4. Cantonese
    条友正一明灯嚟，估乜错乜。
    條友正一明燈嚟，估乜錯乜。
    tiu4 jau2 zing3 jat1 ming4 dang1 lai4, gu2 mat1 co3 mat1.
    • What a failed prophet he is. All the predictions he made were wrong.