元jyun4宵siu1

English

1. Lantern Festival
2. 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.
3. night of the 15th of the first lunar month
4. see also 元夜[yuan2 ye4]
5. sticky rice dumplings

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 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」

Examples

• 元宵節要猜燈謎。

  It is a must to guess lantern riddles during the Lantern Festival.

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