元宵 [－－]

Jyutping jyun4 siu1
Pinyin yuán xiāo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. Lantern Festival
  2. night of the 15th of the first lunar month
  3. see also 元夜[yuan2 ye4]
  4. sticky rice dumplings
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    農​曆​正月十五​夜晚​嘅​傳​統​節​慶​，​呢​晚​係​過年​之​後​第一​個​月​圓之夜​，​習俗​上會​去​綵​燈​晚會賞​花燈​、​解燈​謎​，​喺​屋企​食湯圓​，​祝願團​圓美滿​；​又​叫做​「​中國​情人​節​」
    Lantern Festival; the first full moon after the Lunar New Year; on that day, people traditionally eat Tong-jyun (湯圓), and go out at night to see paper lanterns and solve riddles on the lanterns. It is also nicknamed "Chinese Valentine's Day", as it is a special occasion for lovers and couples to spend time together.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month; Lantern Festival
  2. noun
    sticky rice dumplings (tangyuan), traditionally consumed during the Lantern Festival
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    元宵节要猜灯谜。
    元宵節要猜燈謎。
    yuán xiāo jié yào cāi dēng mí 。
    • It is a must to guess lantern riddles during the Lantern Festival.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    正月十五系元宵节。
    正月十五係元宵節。
    zing1 jyut6 sap6 ng5 hai6 jyun4 siu1 zit3.
    • The fifteenth day in the first month of the lunar year is the Lantern Festival.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    元宵
    元宵
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    元宵用水煮，随汤一起吃。
    元宵用水煮，隨湯一起吃。
    yuán xiāo yòng shuǐ zhǔ ， suí tāng yī qǐ chī ．
    • Sweet dumplings are boiled and served in hot water.
  2. Mandarin
    元宵节赏花灯是约定俗成的习俗。
    元宵節賞花燈是約定俗成的習俗。
    yuán xiāo jié shǎng huā dēng shì yuē dìng sú chéng de xí sú ．
    • It is customary to put up lanterns during the Lantern Festival.
    • It is customary to (go to a lantern show and) enjoy beautiful lanterns during the Lantern Festival.