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元宵節

简元宵节 · 繁元宵節

Mandarin · pinyin Yuán xiāo jié

Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar

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元: yuán · first; dollar; origin; head
宵: xiāo · night, evening, dark
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节: jié · knot, node, joint; section

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2–1–2 · Yuan2 xiao1 jie2

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Lantern Festival

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