# 蠟炬
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): làjù
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄚˋ ㄐㄩˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: làjù
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄚˋ ㄐㄩˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: làjyù
*** Wade–Giles: la$^4$-chü$^4$
*** Yale: là-jyù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lahjiuh
*** Palladius: лацзюй (laczjuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /lä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
* Middle Chinese: lap gjoX
Rime :
| Character | 蠟 | 炬 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 來 (37) | 群 (30) |
| Final (韻) | 盍 (144) | 魚 (22) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 盧盍切 | 其吕切 |
| Baxter | lap | gjoX |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /lɑp̚/ | /ɡɨʌ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /lɑp̚/ | /ɡiɔ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /lɑp̚/ | /ɡiɔ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /lap̚/ | /gɨə̆$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /lɑp̚/ | /ɡiɔ$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /lɑp̚/ | /ɡĭo$^X$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /lɑp̚/ | /gi̯wo$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | là | jù |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | laap$^6$ | geoi$^6$ |

### Noun

蠟炬
* (literary) candle

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蠟燭, 蠟炬 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 蠟, 洋蠟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 蠟燭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 洋蠟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 蠟燭 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 洋蠟 dated |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 蠟燭, 蠟, 洋蠟 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 蠟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 蠟燭, 洋蠟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 蠟, 洋燭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong (Ronghe) | 蠟, 洋蠟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 蠟, 洋蠟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 蠟燭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 蠟燈, 蠟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 蠟燈 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 蠟, 洋蠟 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 蠟, 洋蠟 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 洋蠟, 蠟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 蠟燭, 蠟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 蠟燭, 洋蠟, 洋蠟燭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 蠟燭, 洋蠟燭, 燭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 洋燭, 洋蠟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 蠟燭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 蠟燭, 洋蠟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kokang | 洋蠟 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 蠟燭, 洋蠟燭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 蠟燭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蠟燭, 洋燭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蠟燭, 洋燭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 洋燭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 洋燭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 蠟燭, 洋燭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 油燭 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 洋燭 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 洋燭 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 蠟燭 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 蠟燭 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蠟燭, 洋蠟, 洋蠟燭 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 蠟燭, 燭 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 洋蠟燭, 礦燭 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 蠟燭, 洋蠟燭 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 蠟燭 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 蠟燭 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 蠟燭 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 洋燭 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 火燭 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 洋燭, 洋蠟燭 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 蠟燭 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蠟燭 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 蠟燭 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蠟燭 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 蠟燭 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 蠟燭 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 蠟燭 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 蠟燭 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 蠟燭, 洋蠟燭 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 蠟燭, 蠟, 洋蠟 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 蠟, 洋蠟 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 蠟燭 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 燭, 蠟燭 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 燭 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 蠟燭 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 蠟燭 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 蠟燭 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 蠟燭 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 蠟燭 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 燭仔 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 蠟燭 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 蠟燭, 燭 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 蠟 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 蠟燭 |
| Southern Min | Guilin (Biyange) | 蠟燭 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 蠟燭 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 蠟燭 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 燭 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 蠟燭 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 蠟燭 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 蠟燭 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 蠟燭 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 蠟燭, 燭 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 蠟燭 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 蠟燭 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 燭, 洋燭 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 蠟燭, 洋燭 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 蠟燭 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 蠟燭 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 蠟燭 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蠟燭, 洋蠟燭 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 蠟燭, 專燭, 洋蠟燭 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 蠟燭, 洋蠟燭 |
| Wu | Danyang | 蠟燭, 洋蠟燭 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 蠟燭, 洋蠟燭 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 蠟燭, 洋蠟燭, 洋燭 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 蠟燭, 洋蠟燭, 洋燭 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 蠟燭, 洋蠟燭 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 蠟燭, 洋蠟燭 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 蠟燭 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 蠟燭 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 蠟燭 |