元宵 (yuán xiāo) — the Lantern Festival (15th day of the first lunar month); sweet glutinous rice balls (eaten during the festival)
Definition
元宵 names both the Lantern Festival (15th day of the lunar new year) and the sweet glutinous-rice dumplings eaten that day — the festival is also called 元宵节.
noun
the Lantern Festival (15th day of the first lunar month)sweet glutinous rice balls (eaten during the festival)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 元宵。Jīn nián yuán xiāo shì zài èr yuè dǐ.The Lantern Festival falls at the end of February this year.
- 元宵。Mā ma zhǔ le yì wǎn yuán xiāo gěi wǒ men chī.Mom cooked a bowl of yuanxiao (rice balls) for us to eat.
- 元宵。yuán xiāo Nà tiān jiē shàng guà mǎn le dēng long.On the Lantern Festival, the streets are full of lanterns.
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