lamp
n.
device which is a source of artificial light; device which emits heat; someone or something which is a source of inspiration
LAMPS
lamp
Noun
1. an artificial source of visible illumination
(hypernym) source of illumination
(hyponym) Aladdin's lamp
2. a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs
(hypernym) furniture, piece of furniture, article of furniture
(hyponym) floor lamp
(part-meronym) base
Lapidoth
enlightened; lamps
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock.
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外甥打灯笼…照舅(照旧)
wai4 sheng1 da3 deng1 long2... zhao4 jiu4
The nephew carries the lamp... to lighten for his uncle (as usual).
This is a game of words. The pronunciation of "zhao4 jiu4" can be interpreted as both "lighting up" and "as usual".