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元宵 (jyun4 siu1) — the 15th of the 1st lunar month, the Lantern festival in Cantonese

jyunˎ₄元siuˉ¹宵
Mandarin Pinyin: yuan2 xiao1

Meaning of 元宵

nounthe 15th of the 1st lunar month, the Lantern festival
nounsweet dumplings made of glutinous rice flour | [粵]: 湯圓

Example Sentences with 元宵

zauˍ₆就faai˗₃快jyunˎ₄元siuˉ¹宵zit˗₃節
It's almost the Lantern Festival.
jyunˎ₄元siuˉ¹宵zit˗₃節heoi˗₃去soengˊ²賞dangˉ¹燈
Go admire lanterns for the Lantern Festival.
zukˉ¹祝neiˏ₅你jyunˎ₄元siuˉ¹宵zit˗₃節faai˗₃快lokˍ₆樂
Happy Lantern Festival to you.
sikˍ₆食tongˉ¹湯jyunˎ₄圓hing˗₃慶jyunˎ₄元siuˉ¹宵zit˗₃節
Eat sweet dumplings for the Lantern Festival.
gamˉ¹今jatˍ₆日jyunˎ₄元siuˉ¹宵zit˗₃節
Today is the Lantern Festival.
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Characters in 元宵

元jyun4
60 years (Chinese astrology)
宵siu1
night; evening; dark

Words Containing 元宵

元宵節jyun4 siu1 zit3
the Lantern Festival, January 15 on the lunar calendar
元宵節快樂jyun4 siu1 zit3 faai3 lok6
Happy Lantern Festival!

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