Meaning of 跳月
跳月 means traditional moonlight singing and dancing festival of the Miao, Yi and other ethnic groups; courtship dance performed by young men and women under the moonlight. Pronounced tiào yuè.
- traditional moonlight singing and dancing festival of the Miao, Yi and other ethnic groups; courtship dance performed by young men and women under the moonlight
Definitions & Examples
Měi每
nián年
nóng农
lì历
bā八
yuè月
shí十
wǔ五
，
Yún云
nán南
de的
Miáo苗
zú族
qīng青
nián年
dōu都
huì会
jǔ举
xíng行
shèng盛
dà大
de的
tiào跳
yuè月
huó活
dòng动
。
Every year on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, Miao youth in Yunnan hold grand moonlight dance festivals.
Tiào跳
yuè月
shì是
Yí彝
zú族
qīng青
nián年
nán男
nǚ女
xiāng相
shí识
xiāng相
liàn恋
de的
zhòng重
yào要
chǎng场
hé合
。
The moonlight dance is an important occasion for Yi young men and women to meet and fall in love.
Zài在
jiǎo皎
jié洁
de的
yuè月
guāng光
xià下
，
qīng青
nián年
men们
wéi围
chéng成
yuán圆
quān圈
tiào跳
yuè月
，
gē歌
shēng声
yōu悠
yáng扬
，
wǔ舞
zī姿
piān翩
piān翩
。
Under the bright moonlight, the youth formed circles to dance, their singing melodious and their dancing graceful.