提灯ちょうちん

noun

paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern

A collapsible lantern made of paper or silk on a bamboo frame, used in festivals, traditional settings, and as a portable light source.

• 祭まつりにはたくさんの提灯ちょうちんが飾かざられていた。

  Many paper lanterns were displayed at the festival.

• 夜よ道みちを提灯ちょうちんで照てらしながら歩あるいた。

  I walked along the night path, lighting my way with a paper lantern.

noun

snot bubble

Only when written 提灯

Colloquial, usually written in kana. Refers to a bubble of mucus from the nose, often seen in sleeping children or comical situations. Often used in the phrase 鼻ちょうちん.

See also: 鼻ちょうちん

• 赤あかちゃんが鼻はな提灯ちょうちんを作つくって寝ねている。

  The baby is sleeping with a snot bubble.

• 漫まん画がのキャラが鼻はな提灯ちょうちんをふくらませて笑わらいをとる。

  The manga character gets a laugh by blowing a snot bubble.