蜡烛 : candle, CL:根[... : là zhú | Definition | Mandarin Chinese Pinyin English Dictionary

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蜡烛 Trad. 蠟燭

là zhú
candle CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]

Example Usage
蜡烛不点不亮 Trad. 蠟燭不點不亮

là zhú bù diǎn bù liàng
some people have to be pushed for them to take action
倒吊蜡烛 Trad. 倒吊蠟燭

dào diào là zhú
Wrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo)
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蜡烛两头烧 Trad. 蠟燭兩頭燒

là zhú liǎng tóu shāo
to burn the candle at both ends (idiom) to labor under a double burden