Lantern Festival

短语

元宵节, 灯节

发音

UK /ˌlæntən ˈfɛstɪvl̩/
其它
US /ˌlæn(t)ɚn ˈfɛstəv(ə)l/

词形变化

Lantern Festivals the Lantern Festival Lantern Festivals 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A festival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period, celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the Chinese calendar when the first full moon of the year is seen (in February or early March).

    元宵节

    元宵

  2. 2.

    ยี่เป็ง (Yi Peng), a festival celebrated chiefly in northern Thailand on the day of the full moon in the second month of the northern Thai lunar calendar (equivalent to the twelfth month of the lunar calendar used in the rest of Thailand, generally in November).

词源

From the carrying and displaying of lanterns during such festivals.

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