元宵 yuán xiāo ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠ jyun4 siu1
- Lantern Festival
- night of the 15th of the first lunar month
- see also 元夜 yuán yè ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄝˋ
- sticky rice dumplings
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元
- 元旦 Yuán dàn ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋ jyun4 daan3 New Year's Day
- 元气 元氣 yuán qì ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧˋ jyun4 hei3 vigor; strength; vitality
- 元素 yuán sù ㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄨˋ jyun4 sou3 element (key component of sth)
- 元老 yuán lǎo ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄠˇ jyun4 lou5 senior figure; doyen; founding member; veteran
- 元首 yuán shǒu ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ jyun4 sau2 head of state
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- 公元 gōng yuán ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ gung1 jyun4 CE (Common Era)
- 单元 單元 dān yuán ㄉㄢ ㄩㄢˊ daan1 jyun4 unit (forming an entity)
- 多元 duō yuán ㄉㄨㄛ ㄩㄢˊ do1 jyun4 poly-
- 状元 狀元 zhuàng yuán ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄢˊ zong6 jyun4 top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)
- 美元 měi yuán ㄇㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊ mei5 jyun4 American dollar; US dollar
- 元宵节 元宵節 Yuán xiāo jié ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄝˊ jyun4 siu1 zit3 Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
- 一元 yī yuán ㄧ ㄩㄢˊ jat1 jyun4 (math.) single-variable; univariate
- 三元 Sān yuán ㄙㄢ ㄩㄢˊ saam1 jyun4 see 三元区
- 三元 sān yuán ㄙㄢ ㄩㄢˊ saam1 jyun4 (old) first place in civil service examinations at three levels: provincial 解元, metropolitan 会元 and palace 状元
- 上元 Shàng yuán ㄕㄤˋ ㄩㄢˊ soeng5 jyun4 see 元宵节
- 中元 Zhōng yuán ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ zung1 jyun4 Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased
- 二元 èr yuán ㄦˋ ㄩㄢˊ ji6 jyun4 duality
- 位元 wèi yuán ㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ wai2 jyun4 (Tw) (computing) bit
- 像元 xiàng yuán ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄩㄢˊ zoeng6 jyun4 (remote sensing) pixel
- 元代 Yuán dài ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄞˋ jyun4 doi6 the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
宵
- 通宵 tōng xiāo ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠ tung1 siu1 all night
- 元宵节 元宵節 Yuán xiāo jié ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄝˊ jyun4 siu1 zit3 Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
- 夜宵 yè xiāo ㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄠ je6 siu1 midnight snack
- 宵夜 xiāo yè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄝˋ siu1 je6 midnight snack
- 宵小 xiāo xiǎo ㄒㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄠˇ siu1 siu2 thief
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- 宵征 xiāo zhēng ㄒㄧㄠ ㄓㄥ siu1 zing1 night journey
- 宵禁 xiāo jìn ㄒㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄣˋ siu1 gam3 night curfew
- 春宵 chūn xiāo ㄔㄨㄣ ㄒㄧㄠ ceon1 siu1 (literary) spring night
- 连宵 連宵 lián xiāo ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠ lin4 siu1 the same night
- 夜宵儿 夜宵兒 yè xiāo r ㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄦ je6 siu1 ji4 erhua variant of 夜宵
- 待宵草 dài xiāo cǎo ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄘㄠˇ doi6 siu1 cou2 evening primrose
- 打通宵 dǎ tōng xiāo ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠ daa2 tung1 siu1 to spend the whole night
- 宵衣旰食 xiāo yī gàn shí ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧ ㄍㄢˋ ㄕˊ siu1 ji1 gon3 sik6 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
- 良宵美景 liáng xiāo měi jǐng ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ loeng4 siu1 mei5 ging2 fine evening, beautiful scenery (idiom)
- 通宵达旦 通宵達旦 tōng xiāo dá dàn ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄉㄚˊ ㄉㄢˋ tung1 siu1 daat6 daan3 overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long
Idioms with these characters
- 良宵美景 liáng xiāo měi jǐng ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ loeng4 siu1 mei5 ging2 fine evening, beautiful scenery (idiom)
- 通宵达旦 通宵達旦 tōng xiāo dá dàn ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄉㄚˊ ㄉㄢˋ tung1 siu1 daat6 daan3 overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long
- 宵衣旰食 xiāo yī gàn shí ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧ ㄍㄢˋ ㄕˊ siu1 ji1 gon3 sik6 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
Example sentences
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元宵节 元宵節 要 猜 灯谜 燈謎 。
It is a must to guess lantern riddles during the Lantern Festival.
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