元宵 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 元宵

元宵

Definition Lantern Festival / night of the 15th of the first lunar month / see also 元夜[yuan2 ye4] / sticky rice dumplings

Usage

中文释义农历正月十五日叫上元节。这天晩上叫"元宵"。亦称"元夜"﹑"元夕"。唐以来有观灯的风俗，所以又叫"灯节"。汤圆的别名。旧俗元宵节要吃汤圆，所以称汤圆为"元宵"。

Characters 元 yuán 宵 xiāo

COMMON WORDS WITH 元宵
	元宵节 ( 元宵節 ) hsk 6 Yuán xiāo jié Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節\|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar ( 元宵節 ) hsk 6

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