元宵节 meaning and pronunciation

元宵节
Simplified word
元宵節
Traditional word

元宵节 English definition

yuán xiāo jié

  • Lantern festival
  • the final event of the Spring festival 春春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar

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  • (yuán): unit of money (in PRC: Chinese yuan, in USA: dollar, etc); primary; first;
  • (xiāo): night;
  • (jié): festival; holiday; node; joint; section; segment; part; to economize; to save; to abridge; moral integrity; classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses; CL:個|个[ge4];