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元宵

Mandarin · pinyin yuán xiāo

Lantern Festival
night of the 15th of the first lunar month
see also 元夜 yuán yè
sticky rice dumplings

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元: yuán · first; dollar; origin; head
宵: xiāo · night, evening, dark

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2–1 · yuan2 xiao1

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jyun4 siu1

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noun

night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month; Lantern Festival
sticky rice dumplings (tangyuan), traditionally consumed during the Lantern Festival

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