粵

佳gaai1節zit3

simp佳节
gaai1 zit3jiā jié

English

  1. festive day
  2. happy festival time; festival; in Hong Kong, this usually includes days such as Christmas, New Year, Lunar New Year, but does not include days like Ching-Ming and Chung Yeung, which are for remembrance of people who have passed away
  3. holiday

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 人人都開開心心噉過嘅喜慶節日,例如聖誕、農曆新年;清明、重陽呢啲就唔算(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 中秋佳節

    the joyous Mid-Autumn Festival

  • 祝您佳節愉快。

    Enjoy the holiday season.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 佳節時期,京都人山人海。

    Kyoto is packed with people during the holiday season.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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