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宵

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Definitions

  1. 1. night

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元 宵 節要吃元 宵 。
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Words Containing 宵

元宵节
yuán xiāo jié

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

通宵
tōng xiāo

all night

元宵
yuán xiāo

Lantern Festival

夜宵
yè xiāo

midnight snack

宵夜
xiāo yè

midnight snack

宵小
xiāo xiǎo

thief

宵征
xiāo zhēng

night journey

宵禁
xiāo jìn

night curfew

宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí

to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)

待宵草
dài xiāo cǎo

evening primrose

打通宵
dǎ tōng xiāo

to spend the whole night

良宵美景
liáng xiāo měi jǐng

fine evening, beautiful scenery (idiom)

通宵达旦
tōng xiāo dá dàn

overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long

连宵
lián xiāo

the same night

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