yuán​xiāo

Lantern Festival

Senses

元宵 yuán​xiāo Lantern Festival

The night of the 15th of the first lunar month; often used as a short form for the 元宵节 yuán​xiāo​jié.

元宵 yuán​xiāo sweet rice dumplings

Sweet balls made of glutinous rice flour with various fillings, traditionally eaten during the Lantern Festival; specifically refers to those made by rolling the filling in a basket of flour.

References

abbreviation 元宵/元宵 元宵节/元宵節
see 元宵/元宵 元夜/元夜
same_as 元宵/元宵 灯节/燈節
same_as 元宵/元宵 上元/上元
same_as 元宵/元宵 上元节/上元節
see 汤圆/湯圓 元宵/元宵
same_as 灯节/燈節 元宵/元宵
synonym 元宵节/元宵節 元宵/元宵
same_as 上元节/上元節 元宵/元宵
synonym 元夜/元夜 元宵/元宵