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元宵

yuán xiāo·ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠ

“Lantern Festival, the night of the 15th of the first lunar month; sticky rice dumplings traditionally eaten during the festival.”

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yuán·ㄩㄢˊ

The basic unit of Chinese currency; the first or beginning; origin; head; a surname; dynasty name; mathematical variable; geological eon.

xiāo·ㄒㄧㄠ

night; evening; dark; late at night; specifically refers to the Lantern Festival (15th day of the first lunar month).