元宵 yuán xiāo — Lantern Festival; sweet rice balls

元宵
yuán xiāo

Characters: 元 · 宵

Definitions

  1. Lantern Festival; sweet rice balls

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

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

zdic(汉典)

  1. 旧时称“上元节”,即农历正月十五晚
  2. 灯节那天由糯米粉制成的甜馅汤团食品

ExtDict

  1. 农历正月十五日叫上元节。这天晩上叫"元宵"。亦称"元夜"﹑"元夕"。唐以来有观灯的风俗，所以又叫"灯节"
  2. 汤圆的别名。旧俗元宵节要吃汤圆，所以称汤圆为"元宵"。

Examples

  • 正月十五吃元宵，是中国人流传已久的习俗。

    Eating sweet rice balls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is a long-held Chinese custom.

  • 一家人围在一起赏花灯、煮元宵，其乐融融。

    The family gathered around to admire lanterns and boil rice balls, full of warmth.

  • 她最爱吃芝麻馅的元宵，咬一口香甜软糯。

    She loves sesame-filled rice balls most; one bite is sweet, fragrant and soft.