How to Say ‘Birthday candles’ in Traditional Chinese
生日蠟燭
shēng rì là zhú
[sheng rrr la joo]
💬 Usage Tip: [生日蠟燭] is a noun-noun combo: the first noun tells you what kind of second noun it is, like [生日蛋糕] for birthday cake. You can reuse this pattern with lots of event items.
Phrase Breakdown
生日
shēng rì
[sheng rrr]
birthday
Refers to a birthday occasion. It is commonly used when requesting special celebration items from a restaurant.
如果是生日，我想請餐廳準備生日蠟燭。
If it's a birthday, I'd like to ask the restaurant to prepare birthday candles.
蠟燭
là zhú
[la joo]
candle
A candle used for celebration, especially on a birthday cake.
餐廳可以幫忙準備生日蠟燭。
The restaurant can help prepare birthday candles.
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